![]() Airboats, barges, and amphibious equipment was brought in to search for the recorders and retreive the wreckage.Īir traffic control communications and radar data indicated the flight was normal from Miami to the Houston terminal area. Recovery of the wreckage was very difficult in the swampy conditions because visibility in the water was poor and the muddy bottom could not support heavy equipment. The wreckage was highly fragmented and resting in the soft mud in 1-3 ft of water. Less dense components and a large portion of the cargo floated southward and were recovered up to 20 miles away. One engine and some landing gear components were found beyond the main debris field to the west. The wreckage was situated in a shallow muddy swamp area, and the main debris field was oriented east to west and about 350 yards long by about 200 yards wide. The investigative team was also assisted by numerous other federal, state, and local law enforcement and public safety agencies. Parties to the investigation include the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Atlas Air, General Electric (GE) Aviation, Boeing, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association. Specialists in operations, human factors, maintenance records, and flight recorders supported the investigation from other locations. ![]() The NTSB launched a go-team consisting of an investigator-in-charge from the major investigations division and specialists in structures, systems, powerplants, air traffic control (ATC), and meteorology. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 domestic cargo flight, which originated from Miami International Airport (KMIA), Miami, Florida, and was destined for KIAH. The airplane was destroyed and highly fragmented. The two pilots and one nonrevenue jumpseat pilot were fatally injured. On February 23, 2019, at 1239 central standard time, Atlas Air flight 3591, a Boeing 767-375BCF, N1217A, entered a rapid descent from 6,000 ft and impacted a marshy bay area about 40 miles southeast of George Bush Intercontinental Airport (KIAH), Houston, Texas.
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