00:40 3 Dead After Amazon Cargo Plane Crashes Near Houston A cargo plane believed to be flying for Amazon Air, crashed into Trinity Bay, near Houston, Texas, Saturday afternoon, killing all three people on board.

At a Glance The crash killed three crew members.

Weather may have played a role in the crash.

One body had been recovered as of Sunday morning.

One body has been recovered after an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane crashed Saturday afternoon into Trinity Bay near Anahuac, Texas, as it approached Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

Three crew members aboard the twin-engine place at the time of the crash are presumed dead, the Chamber County sheriff told WJTV.

"Knowing what I saw, I don't believe anyone could have survived it ," Sheriff Brian Hawthorne told the Houston Chronicle.

Air traffic controllers lost radar and radio contact with Atlas Air Flight 3591 shortly before 12:45 p.m. CST. The 767 jetliner was arriving from Miami when the crash occurred 30 miles southeast of the airport, according to a statement by the Federal Aviation Administration.

The sheriff said witnesses told authorities the plane went into a nose dive, then went into the water nose-first.

"There's everything from cardboard boxes to women's clothing and bed sheets," Hawthorne said.

The sheriff said some witnesses reported hearing the plane's engines sputter, while others reported hearing a sound resembling a thunderclap.

At time of the crash, visibility was over 10 miles with scattered clouds at 3,900 ft., according to airlivenet.com.

While the exact cause of the crash has yet to be determined, weather may have played a role in the fatal crash, says weather.com meteorologist Jonathan Belles.

"The plane was flying through the very southern end of Winter Storm Quiana," said Belles. "The plane may have hit turbulence and/or showers along Quiana's cold front, which was passing through the Houston metro area at the time. The plane would have gone from southwest or south winds before the front to a headwind as it punched through the cold front, which would have resulted in the slowing of the plane regardless of whether or not turbulence was involved.</s>ANAHUAC, Texas — Authorities say a Boeing 767 cargo jetliner heading to Houston with three people aboard has crashed into a bay just east of the city.

 Lynn Lunsford with the Federal Aviation Administration says the twin-engine plane crashed Saturday into Trinity Bay.

 Lunsford did not know the status of the people aboard and the Chambers County Sheriff’s Office could not immediately be reached for comment.

 The office said in a Facebook post the plane has been located at the north end of the bay. No other details were immediately available.

 Lunsford says Atlas Air Flight 3591 had departed Miami earlier and an FAA alert was issued after officials lost radar and radio contact with the craft when it was about 30 miles (48 kilometers) southeast of George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston</s>HOUSTON — A Boeing 767 cargo jetliner heading to Houston with three people aboard crashed Saturday into a bay just east of the city, according to officials.

Lynn Lunsford with the Federal Aviation Administration did not immediately know the status of the people aboard and the Chambers County Sheriff's Office could not immediately be reached for comment.

The twin-engine plane had departed from Miami and went down in Trinity Bay, just north of Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.

No other details were immediately available.

An FAA alert was issued after officials lost radar and radio contact with Atlas Air Flight 3591 when it was about 30 miles (48 kilometers) southeast of George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Lunsford said.

The Coast Guard dispatched several boats to assist in the search for survivors. Video provided by KTRK-TV in Houston showed a Coast Guard helicopter hovering over the water in an apparent search for survivors.

FAA investigators are traveling to the scene as are authorities with the National Transportation Safety Board, which will lead the investigation.

Texas troopers also were at the scene.</s>HOUSTON - A Boeing 767 cargo jetliner heading to Houston with three people aboard crashed Saturday into a bay just east of the city, according to officials.

Lynn Lunsford with the Federal Aviation Administration did not immediately know the status of the people aboard and the Chambers County Sheriff's Office could not immediately be reached for comment.

The twin-engine plane had departed from Miami and went down in Trinity Bay, just north of Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.

No other details were immediately available.

An FAA alert was issued after officials lost radar and radio contact with Atlas Air Flight 3591 when it was about 30 miles southeast of George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Lunsford said.

The Coast Guard dispatched several boats to assist in the search for survivors.

FAA investigators are traveling to the scene as are authorities with the National Transportation Safety Board, which will lead the investigation.

Texas troopers also were at the scene.

Read more about the crash on click2houston.com.

Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.</s>Feb. 23 (UPI) -- A Boeing 767 cargo jet, operating as Amazon Prime Air, with three aboard, crashed into Trinity Bay near Houston, on Saturday afternoon, officials said.

The flight, Atlas Air Flight 3591, went down at about 12:45 p.m. about 30 miles southeast of Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.

The aircraft took off from Miami International Airport, the FAA said, and crashed into Jack's Pocket, the north end of Trinity Bay. During the past 24 hours, the plane also flew from Hawaii to California to Miami.

The 26-year-old plane was operating as Amazon Prime Air, one of 30 767's in Amazon's fleet, based on the tail number.

"It looks like total devastation from the aircraft part," Chambers County Sheriff Brian C. Hawthorne said to KPRC-TV. "Knowing what I saw, there can't be any survivors."

The sheriff said witnesses told authorities they heard what sounded like lightning before the plane went down. It went into a nose dive, then went into the water nose-first, according to witnesses

Hawthorne told KHOU-TV it took about 20 to 30 minutes for the first responders to arrive because of the location.

The depth of the water where the plane crashed is up to 5 feet.

The FAA issued an alert status after losing radar and radio contact with the plane.

The FAA said investigators are headed to the scene and the National Transportation Safety Board has been notified.

The jet, which has a payload of 115,700 pounds and a range of 3,255 miles, is used by Federal Express, UPS, DHL, according to Boeing.

The original 767-200 entered service in 1982, Other versions are the 767-200ER, 767-300, 767-300ER and the 767-400ER. Configured as a passenger plane, the 767 can carry from 200 to 300-plus passengers, according to Boeing.

Previously, the Boeing 767 had three fatal non-hijackng crashes, killing 806 people, according to AirSafe.com.

On May 26, 1991, 223 aboard Lauda Air Flight 004 died when it crashed near Bangkok on May 26, 1991. The in-flight left engine thrust reverser deeployed.

On October 31, 1999, all 217 people on board EgyptAir Flight 990, a 767-300ER, crashed off Nantucket Island, Mass., in international water. The NTSB determined the probable cause to be due to a deliberate action by the first officer.

On April 15, 2002, 129 of 166 people aboard Air China Flight 129, a 767-200ER, died when it crashed into a hill amid inclement weather while trying to land at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea. The cause was attributed to pilot error.

Two 767 planes also were hijacked on Sept. 11, 2011, and flown in World Trade Center Towers.</s>NEW YORK, Feb 23 (Reuters) - A Boeing 767 cargo jetliner with three people on board crashed into a bay near Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Saturday, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Atlas Air Flight 3591 was en route from Miami to Houston when radar and radio contact with the plane was lost about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of the airport, the agency said.</s>Feb. 23 (UPI) -- A Boeing 767 cargo jet, operating for Amazon Prime Air, crashed into Trinity Bay near Houston on Saturday afternoon, with all three onboard presumed dead, officials said.

It was the first time since 1999 a 767, which went into service 37 years ago, has crashed in the United States, not including two planes that were hijacked and hit the World Trade Center in 2001.

Atlas Air Flight 3591 went down at about 12:45 p.m. about 30 miles southeast of Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.

One body has been recovered.

"We're just confirming remains," Chambers County Sheriff Brian C. Hawthorne said, according to KHOU-TV. "What I will tell you is I don't believe that there is any way that anybody could have survived. We're still trying to let the NTSB identify how many pilots and passengers were actually in the airplane."

He said "it looks like total devastation from the aircraft part," according to KPRC-TV. Debris included women's clothing, bed sheets, carboard boxes, he said.

Atlas Air, with headquarters in Puchase, N.Y., confirmed three people were aboard the Boeing 767-300 jet.

"Those people and their family members are our top priority at this time," the company said in a statement.

The aircraft took off from Miami International Airport, the FAA said, and crashed into Jack's Pocket, the north end of Trinity Bay. During the past 24 hours, the plane also flew from Hawaii to California to Miami.

The 26-year-old plane was operating for Amazon Prime Air, one of 30 767's in Amazon's fleet, based on the tail number.

"I saw a plane going straight down and I told my mom and I told my mom, 'There's a plane going down and it's going to crash,'" Jose Chavez,who said he was in the car with his mother, told KHOU-TV.

Hawthorne said witnesses told authorities they heard what sounded like lightning before the plane went down. It went into a nose dive, then into the water nose-first, according to witnesses,

The sheriff said it took about 20 to 30 minutes for the first responders to arrive because of the location. The depth of the water where the plane crashed is up to 5 feet.

The FAA issued an alert status after losing radar and radio contact with the plane.

National Transportation Safety Board and FAA investigators were sent to the scene.

Dive teams are searching for the black box.

FBI Houston said it is assisting other agencies, including the Coast Guard, Houston police, the Chambers County Fire Department, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Texas Department of Public Safety and Baytown police.

The 767, which has a payload of 115,700 pounds and a range of 3,255 miles, is used by Federal Express, UPS, DHL, according to Boeing.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the flight crew, their families and friends along with the entire team at Atlas Air during this terrible tragedy," Dave Clark, Amazon's senior vice president of worldwide operations at Amazon, said in a statement to KHOU-TV.

An Airbus A300 jet operated by UPS was the last major cargo plane to crash in the United States in August 2013, according to The Wall Street Journal. It went down short of the runway in Birmingham, Ala., killing the two pilots.

The original 767-200 entered service in 1982. Other versions are the 767-200ER, 767-300, 767-300ER and the 767-400ER. Configured as a passenger plane, the 767 can carry from 200 to 300-plus passengers, according to Boeing.

Previously, the Boeing 767 had three fatal non-hijackng crashes, killing 806 people, according to AirSafe.com.

On May 26, 1991, 223 aboard Lauda Air Flight 004 died when it crashed near Bangkok, Thailand, on May 26, 1991. The in-flight left engine thrust reverser deployed.

On October 31, 1999, all 217 people on board EgyptAir Flight 990, a 767-300ER, crashed off Nantucket Island, Mass., in international water. The NTSB determined the probable cause to be due to a deliberate action by the first officer.

On April 15, 2002, 129 of 166 people aboard Air China Flight 129, a 767-200ER, died when it crashed into a hill amid inclement weather while trying to land at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea. The cause was attributed to pilot error.

It has been 10 years since the last fatalities in a crash of a passenger airline. Colgan Air Flight 3407, crashed on approach to Buffalo, N.Y., on Feb. 12, 2009, with 49 people on board and a man on the ground killed.</s>NEW YORK (REUTERS) - A Boeing 767 cargo jetliner with three people on board crashed into a bay near Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Saturday (Feb 23), the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Atlas Air Flight 3591 was en route to Houston from Miami when radar and radio contact with the plane was lost about 48km south-east of the airport, the agency said in a statement.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will be in charge of the investigation, the statement said, and FAA investigators were on their way to the crash site.

The Chambers County Sheriff's office said it was responding to the crash and that the plane had been located in Jack's Pocket, at the north end of Trinity Bay near the city of Anahuac, according to a Facebook post by the sheriff's office.

Ed Gonzalez, the sheriff of neighboring Harris County, which includes Houston, said on Twitter that his office was sending personnel to help with the rescue efforts.

Boeing said on Twitter that it was aware of reports of an accident involving a 767 in Texas and was gathering more information.

Atlas Air did not immediately respond to a request for comment.</s>NEW YORK: A Boeing 767 cargo jetliner with three people on board crashed into a bay near Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Saturday, police and officials said.

Atlas Air Flight 3591 was en route to Houston from Miami when radar and radio contact with the plane was lost about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of the airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.

Authorities told media they did not believe there were any survivors.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will be in charge of the investigation, the statement said, and FAA investigators were on their way to the crash site.

In a Facebook post, the Chambers County Sheriff's office said the plane had been located in Jack's Pocket, at the north end of Trinity Bay near the small city of Anahuac.

Ed Gonzalez, the sheriff of neighbouring Harris County, which includes Houston, said on Twitter his office was sending personnel to help with the rescue efforts.

Boeing said on Twitter it was aware of reports of an accident involving a 767 in Texas and was gathering information.

Atlas Air said there were three people on board the aircraft. "Those people and their family members are our top priority at this time," it said in a statement.

The company, a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide has been operating Boeing 767 freighters on behalf of Amazon following a 2016 deal.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the flight crew, their families and friends, along with the entire team at Atlas Air, during this terrible tragedy," Dave Clark, senior vice president of worldwide operations at Amazon, said in a statement.</s>A twin-engine cargo plane with three people onboard crashed near Baytown, Texas, on Saturday, authorities said. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an alert on the Boeing 767 after losing radio contact approximately 30 miles southeast of Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

The flight, operated by Atlas Air Inc., was headed from Miami to Houston. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said it was sending a team to investigate at the scene.

Boeing issued a statement on Twitter saying it was aware of the crash and "gathering more information."

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A Boeing 767 on a cargo flight crashes into the Trinity Bay en route from Miami to Houston, killing all three crew members.