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B Briana Zamora-Nipper, Community Associate Producer
October 19, 2021
BROOKSHIRE, Texas – An aircraft with 21 people onboard crashed Tuesday in a field near an airport in Brookshire, injuring one person, authorities said.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-87 rolled through a fence and caught fire in a field while attempting to depart from Houston Executive Airport in Houston in Brookshire near Katy, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
All 21 people aboard — 18 passengers and three crew members — were evacuated safely. One person was reported injured.