All 21 passengers survived a fiery plane crash Tuesday morning outside Houston.
The plane was headed to Boston for Game 4 of the American League Championship Series between the Red Sox and the Astros, according to KHOU 11.
The aircraft went down in a field in Waller County and burst into flames. All the people on board, including three crew members, made it out alive and only one person had to be hospitalized with back injuries, according to KTRK.
KPRC identified the aircraft as a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-87, a two-engine jet which has the capacity to seat 172 passengers. Other reports, however, said the aircraft was an MD-80, which rolled into a fence before it caught fire.
The crash site in Brookshire near Katy is rural and there were no casualties reported on the ground, although the accident was said to have cut power to numerous homes in the area, KPRC reported.
Video of the aftermath showed the plane completely destroyed, with the fuselage split in half and thick black smoke billowing into the air as fire crews worked to put out the remaining flames. Only the tail of the plane was left intact.
The plane crashed about 10:08 a.m. near the Houston Executive Airport, near Morton and Cardiff roads, with the closest runway only several hundred yards away, KPRC reported.
The plane crashed after it failed to gain altitude at the end of the runway, according to KPRC. It was unclear whether any other factors may have played a role.
Emergency officials declared the situation under control shortly after noon.
Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration were en route to the crash scene.
This is a developing story. Please stay with AJC.com for the latest updates.
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