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Amazon Prime Air Cargo Plane Crashes in Texas, Three Dead (weather.com)

Posted by EditorDavid on from the sad-news dept.

An anonymous reader quotes Weather.com: 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 plane did not survive the crash, the Chamber County sheriff told WJTV. 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.

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  1. Re:It was me, I did it. by JustAnotherOldGuy · · Score: 5, Informative

    Where will they bury the survivors?

    I don't think that burying survivors is legal.

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  2. Sorry to hear they died. by jfdavis668 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I know this thread will fill with jokes, but I'm sorry to hear that they died in the accident.

    1. Re:Sorry to hear they died. by Alwin+Henseler · · Score: 5, Insightful
      • Crew members may have taken pride in their jobs anyway. 21st century logistics isn't as simple as it appears on first sight you know.
      • 3 People lost their lives. That is 'stuff that matters' even if you didn't know them.
      • Respect... obviously you have none.
  3. Breaking news links by nuntius · · Score: 5, Informative

    Condolences to those who knew the pilots. Fortunately no victims on the ground.

    Its too soon to say what caused this tragedy. Weather? Package? Other?

    Whatever it was, the plane appears to have suddenly gone from a mile high to ground impact in about 10 seconds.

    https://www.flightradar24.com/...

    https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/2...

    https://www.washingtonpost.com...

    https://www.click2houston.com/...

    https://www.flightglobal.com/n...