Atlas Air Flight 3591 (Amazon Air)

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Atlas Air Flight 3591 was a scheduled domestic cargo flight operating for Amazon Air between Miami International Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. On February 23, 2019, the Boeing 767-375ER(BCF) operating this flight crashed into Trinity Bay during approach into Houston, killing all three crew members. The accident occurred near Anahuac, Texas, east of Houston, shortly before 12:45 CST(1:45 EST). Debris was found in the shallow waters of Trinity Bay, ranging from small articles of clothing to large aircraft parts. It was really strange: A regular flight to suddenly spiral out of control. The cause is unknown, but the only cause that could've brought the jumbo jet down was a supercell near the approach airport. However, that was actually unusual. The aircraft itself, The Boeing 767-375ER (MSN 25865/430) aircraft, was registered N1217A and was nearly 27 years old at the time of the accident, having been built in 1992. It was originally ordered by Canadian Airlines, but first put into service by China Southern Airlines through Guinness Peak Aviation, an aircraft leasing company. In 1997, it was transferred to LAN Airlines and flown for 19 years before being stored in January 2016. It was converted into a freighter in April 2017, and put into service for Amazon Prime Air by Atlas Air. In August 2018, Amazon named two planes in its fleet, including N1217A as CustomAir Obsession. The name, painted on the aircraft just aft of the cockpit windows, was a near homonym of "customer obsession", an Amazon leadership principle The aircraft had accumulated more than 90,000 hours over 23,000 flights, and was powered by two General Electric CF6-80 turbofan engines. The accident itself happened in this order: Atlas Air 3591 was on approach towards Houston, when it made a sharp turn south before going into a rapid descent. Witnesses to the crash described the plane entering a nosedive; some also recalled hearing "what sounded like lightning" before the Boeing 767 hit the ground. At 12:36 CST (1:36 EST) radar and radio contact was lost. There was no distress call. Shortly before 12:45 CST (1:45, EST) Flight 3591 crashed into the north end of Trinity Bay at Jack's Pocket The area of water is within Chambers County, Texas and is in proximity to Anahuac. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an alert after radar and radio contact was lost around 30 miles (50 km) southeast of its destination. Air traffic controllers tried at least twice to contact the flight, with no response. Controllers asked pilots aboard two nearby flights if they saw a crash site, both of whom said they did not. The United States Coast Guard dispatched a helicopter and several boats to search for survivors. Numerous other agencies responded as well. The largest piece of aircraft debris found has been less than 50 feet (15 m) in length. Some of the debris had the Amazon logo visible. The accident site was only accessible by airboat and/or helicopter. The water varies in depth from zero to five feet (1.5 m) deep and is partially mud marsh.

May god be in all of the souls on board Atlas Air flight 3591