Accidents
FAA, NTSB Investigate MD-87 Crash in Houston
The FAA and NTSB are investigating the Tuesday morning crash in Houston of a privately operated McDonnell Douglas MD-87.

The FAA and NTSB are investigating the Tuesday morning crash in Houston of a privately operated McDonnell Douglas MD-87. The twinjet experienced difficulties on takeoff from Houston Executive Airport en route to Boston and, according to a preliminary report from the FAA, the “aircraft on departure rolled through safety area into a pasture and caught on fire.” Local authorities said the airplane traveled approximately 500 feet down the airport’s 6,610-foot runway before the departure.