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Chambers County, Texas – A big cargo plane crashed on Saturday in Texas, killing three people, officials said.
Officials from the Federal Aviation Administration said the twin – engine Boeing 767 aircraft crashed around 12:45 pm. about 3 miles to the west of Chambers County Airport, KHOU reported.
The Chambers County Sheriff's Office said no one had survived, WPLG reported.
Breakage: 767 Cargo airliners crush near Anahuac, in Chambers County. @FAANews spokesperson told Atlas Air. The aircraft Inc. lost radio contact 30 miles southeast of the Bush Airport and crashed into Trinity Bay. Initial reports show 3 people on board. # KHOU11 Investigation
– Jeremy Rogalski (@JRogalskiKHOU) February 23, 2019
Boeing is aware of media reports of the accident of a 767 freighter in Texas and collects more information.
– Boeing Airplanes (@BoeingAirplanes) February 23, 2019
The county chamber sheriff's office said no one had survived, reported WPLG.
The plane, operated by Atlas Air, departed Miami to fly to George Bush International Airport.
.@CBSNews signaling that an Atlas Air 767 in Amazon Prime Air livery has crashed at the approach of @iah. Flight departed @iflymia. Latest @ flightradar24 position was at 1325 feet above the bay. https://t.co/DLbciBMLBt pic.twitter.com/ZSQvCAlkMw
– Jason Rabinowitz (@AirlineFlyer) February 23, 2019
Atlas Air operates 20 cargo planes for Amazon. The Amazon Prime Air brand aircraft was converted from a passenger plane to a cargo plane in 2016, Airways Airways reported.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are conducting an investigation.
#FAA statement about a Boeing 767 twin-engine crash near Anahuac, TX, today at around 12:45 pm. CT. pic.twitter.com/7x2f0wYwcG
– The FAA (@FAANews) February 23, 2019
This is a story in development. Come back for updates.
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