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On October 19, 2021, a corporate McDonnell Douglas MD-87, registered as N987AK, crashed and caught fire during take-off, 1,600 feet (500 m) from Houston Executive Airport.[1] Those on board, 18 passengers and three crew members, were safely evacuated out of the aircraft. The aircraft was damaged beyond economical repair and was subsequently written-off.[2]

2021 Houston MD-87 crash

Aerial view of the wreckage
Occurrence
Date	October 19, 2021
Summary	Runway excursion. Under investigation
Site	Houston Executive Airport, Brookshire, Texas, United States of America 29.792°N 95.898°W / 29.792; -95.898
Aircraft
Aircraft type	McDonnell Douglas MD-87
Operator	987 Investments LLC
Registration	N987AK
Flight origin	Houston Executive Airport - (TME/KTME)
Destination	Logan International Airport - (BOS/KBOS)
Passengers	18
Crew	3
Fatalities	0
Injuries	2
Survivors	21

Aircraft

The aircraft was a 33-year-old McDonnell Douglas MD-87, registered as N987AK. It was originally delivered to Finnair in 1988 as OH-LMB. Sold to Aeroméxico in 2000 as N204AM, it then passed through several other airlines before entering into service in a corporate configuration with 987 Investments LLC, as N987AK, in 2015.[2]

Flight

The aircraft was on a non-scheduled charter flight from Brookshire, Texas, to Boston, Massachusetts, as the passengers were destined to see the Houston Astros play in Boston vs the Boston Red Sox baseball team in the 2021 American League Championship Series.[3] The aircraft was taking off at 10:00 a.m. from Runway 36 when it overshot the runway, ran into a fence and a powerline before coming to a halt, 500 meters (1,600 ft; 550 yd) from the runway. It immediately caught fire. All 21 occupants onboard escaped from the burning aircraft safely with only two known injuries, both of which were minor.[4][5] Emergency services took action with fire retardants and successfully controlled the flames from the wreckage.[6] The aircraft burned down with only the tail-section left intact.[7]

Investigation

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the accident. The fire-damaged flight data recorders were retrieved from the wreckage of N987AK.[8] In November, the NTSB revealed that both the aircraft's elevators were found to be jammed in the down position. A similar condition had been found in the crash of Ameristar Charters Flight 9363, an MD-83, four years earlier.[9]

See also

• American Airlines Flight 1420
• Ameristar Charters Flight 9363
• Caspian Airlines Flight 6936
• YAK-Service Flight 9633

References

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