Atlas Air / Amazon 767F crashed

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Atlas Air / Amazon 767F crashed

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Atlas Air Flight 3591 B767F N1217A operating for Amazon Prime Air, flying from Miami to Houston, has just crashed into Trinity Bay near Anahuac (Texas). FAA issued an Alert Notice after losing radar and radio contact with the Boeing 767 approximately 30 miles (48 kilometers) southeast of IAH. Three people on board.

Aircraft was spotted at MIA here
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There are no survivors.
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Raw flight data available here. Shows quite a disturbing 20 second period before impact.
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https://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/618 ... texas.html
However, the Chambers County Sheriff just gave a press briefing
where he stated several witnesses in boats and at a nearby park had stated
that the plane basically nose-dived into the bay.

He stated surface visibility as good and weather was not reported as an issue.
Aerial footage of the crash scene:
https://www.foxnews.com/us/cargo-plane- ... icials-say
November 2024 update at FokkerNews.nl....
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November 2024 update at FokkerNews.nl....
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