McDonnell Douglas MD-87 crash, Oct 19, 2021, Houston-Exec...
McDonnell Douglas MD-87 accident on October 19, 2021 near Houston-Executive (Brookshire), Texas, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Both...
- Date: October 19, 2021
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-87
- Location: Houston-Executive (Brookshire), Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Both elevators were jammed by high wind while the airplane was parked, preventing rotation. The pilots' employer had not tracked Boeing manual updates, so the pilots did not know to check the elevators visually.
An MD 87 with 23 people on board failed to rotate on takeoff from Houston Executive Airport because both elevators were jammed. The crew rejected the takeoff, and the airplane overran the runway, crossed a road and caught fire in a pasture. All occupants escaped, with two seriously injured, and the NTSB blamed wind induced elevator jamming while parked plus missed manual updates.