A Atlas Air (former Prime Air) Boeing 767-300F cargo plane Reg.N1217A, crashed in a bay outside of Houston, on Saturday afternoon, reported all three on board died.
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Atlas Air Flight 3591 from Miami to Houston lost radar and radio contact about 30 miles southeast of its destination, Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport., and crashed into Trinity Bay, near Anahuac, Texas, shortly before 12:45 CT.las Air Flight 3591 from Miami to Houston lost radar and radio contact about 30 miles southeast of its destination, Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport., and crashed into Trinity Bay, near Anahuac, Texas, shortly before 12:45 CT.
The plane was operating for Amazon Air, the online giant’s air cargo business.
According to ATC conversation, the flight headed into rough weather and was advised vectors around if needed. Then within minutes ATC told the crew to check the ELT. (Emergency Locator Transmitter beacon).
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