Waller County plane crash today: Shock pics show smoke billowing from jet that set alight in Texas with '21 onboard'

SHOCKING pictures showed smoke billowing from a plane that set alight in Texas after reportedly crashing with 21 onboard.

The aircraft reportedly went down in a field on Morton Road near Houston Executive Airport in Waller County, Texas, on Tuesday morning.


According to Houston 2, the crash occurred shortly after 10am near Houston Executive Airport.

Video from the scene showed numerous firefighters attempting to put out the flames coming from the aircraft.

Footage showed heavy black smoke coming from a field around the scene of the crash.

Per the Waller County Sheriff's Office, 21 people, including three crew members, were on board when the plane crashed.

All passengers were removed from the plane as one person was transported to the hospital with back injuries.

No deaths were reported.

According to Waller County Judge Trey Duhon, the plane "did not attain altitude at the end of the runway and went across Morton Road, coming to arest in the field just north of the airport, where it caught on fire."

The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the aircraft rolled through a fence and caught fire in a field while attempting to depart from Houston Executive Airport.

Houston 2 reported the plane was a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-87, a 172-seat capacity aircraft with a two-engine jet.

The fire was reportedly under control shortly after 11.30am local time.


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