Shock pics show smoke billowing from jet that set alight in Waller County, Texas with ’21 baseball fans onboard’
SHOCKING pictures showed smoke billowing from a plane that burst into flames in Texas after reportedly crashing with 21 baseball fans onboard.
The aircraft reportedly went down in the southeast corner of Waller County, Texas, near Houston Executive Airport, on Tuesday morning.
According to ABC13, the plane was registered under the name of J. Alan Kent, who is the corporate owner of Flair Builders, a Houston-based custom homebuilder.
The plane owner told the outlet that he and his friends were heading to Fenway Park in Boston for the Red Sox-Houston Astros ALCS Game 4 when the plane crashed as it was taking off.
The crash occurred shortly after 10am near Houston Executive Airport.
Per the Waller County Sheriff's Office, 21 people, including three crew members, were on board when the plane went down.
Waller County Judge Trey Duhon, the plane "did not attain altitude at the end of the runway and went across Morton Road, coming to a rest in the field just north of the airport, where it caught on fire."
Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman Sgt. Stephen Woodard, the youngest passenger on board was 10-years-old.Woodard said all passengers were able to “self-extricate” as two people were transported to the hospital, one with a minor back injury and another for respiratory issues.
No deaths were reported.
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the aircraft rolled through a fence and caught fire in a field while attempting to depart from Houston Executive Airport.
Video from the scene showed numerous firefighters attempting to put out the flames coming from the aircraft.
Footage showed heavy black smoke coming from a field around the scene of the crash.
The plane was reportedly a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-87, a 172-seat capacity aircraft with a two-engine jet.
The fire was reportedly under control shortly after 11.30am local time.
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