
Earlier today, a Boeing 767 cargo jetliner traveling from Miami to Houston crashed in the Trinity Bay.
Lynn Lunsford, a spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration, said the twin-engine Boeing 767 cargo jetliner crashed just before 1 p.m.
Lunsford said the plane — operated by Atlas Air — was en route to Houston’s George Bush International Airport. The Chamber County Sheriff’s Office said there were no survivors.
Sheriff Brian Hawthorne described the crash site as “total devastation” and said the cleanup could take weeks.
“When I got out there, it was just floating debris. Everything from bedsheets to women’s clothing to cardboard boxes to a lot of fiberglass. Then as we got closer, we started seeing plane debris,” Hawthorne said. “Knowing what I saw, I can’t believe anyone could survive it.”
Sadly, it doesn’t sound like the three people aboard survived.
#FAA statement regarding a twin-engine Boeing 767 cargo jetliner crash near Anahuac, TX today around 12:45 p.m. CT. pic.twitter.com/7x2f0wYwcG
— The FAA (@FAANews) February 23, 2019
#NEW: The @AtlasAirWW 767-300 that crashed in Trinity Bay (outside Houston) was operating as Amazon Prime Air – one of 30 767’s in Amazon’s fleet. The 767 was 26 yrs old, according to info on its tail number. Here’s an image of the aircraft involved today. pic.twitter.com/M2PzIrXAng
— Jason Whitely (@JasonWhitely) February 23, 2019
NEWS Atlas Air Flight #5Y3591 (N1217A) Boeing 767-375(ER)(BDSF) cargo plane crashed in the Trinity Bay on approach to George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Texas. Killing all 3 on board. (23-FEB-2019). pic.twitter.com/1kDOHaYnCH
— Air Disasters (@AirCrashMayday) February 23, 2019
‘HEARING LIGHTNING’: Sheriff says witnesses believed to have heard lightning before cargo jet crashhttps://t.co/2aeBs8s8LM
— ABC13 Houston (@abc13houston) February 23, 2019
3 dead, 'lightning sounds' from engine before a Boeing 767 jetliner nose-dived into Trinity Bay, sheriff said
MORE: https://t.co/VmlaOSJAMf pic.twitter.com/PhFeKr6fL6
— KPRC 2 Houston (@KPRC2) February 23, 2019
Horrible plane accident outside of Houston. A 767 flying from Miami to Houston crashed just east of Houston in Trinity Bay. Radar showed storms. Praying for the families. pic.twitter.com/fVa7BZdluN
— Damon Lane (@KOCOdamonlane) February 23, 2019
Just awful. Prayers for the family members of everyone involved.
h/t Local 10