The Telegraph :
A private jet broke in half as it crashed off the end of a runway as it came into land in Honduras.
The Gulfstream jet, which was traveling from Austin, Texas, skidded out of control at the capital’s international airport.
Video posted online showed what appeared to be residents pulling people out of the damaged fuselage of the white aircraft, while others sprayed it with hand-held fire extinguishers. All crew members and passengers were rescued.
Firefighters arrived at the scene and doused the wreckage with foam. Part of the plane appeared in to be lying across a street.
The aircraft ended up close to a busy road near Toncontin International Airport in Tegucigalpa – which is surrounded by mountains and residential neighbourhoods – on Tuesday.
Federal Aviation Administration records show the plane registered to TVPX Aircraft Solutions Inc in North Salt Lake, Utah.
Honduras’ emergency management agency said that first responders rescued passengers and crew.
It did not provide the number of those aboard, but said all were alive.
Honduran firefighters posted photos of the crash and said there were nine people injured, but military police spokesman Mario Rivera said there were six on board.
President Juan Orlando Hernandez confirmed via Twitter that the injured were in a stable condition.
The aviation agency said in a statement that the crash took place at 11.15am. It added that everyone on board was taken for medical treatment and said airport operations were temporarily shut down while authorities checked to ensure conditions were safe.
A private jet broke in half as it crashed off the end of a runway as it came into land in Honduras.
The Gulfstream jet, which was traveling from Austin, Texas, skidded out of control at the capital’s international airport.
Video posted online showed what appeared to be residents pulling people out of the damaged fuselage of the white aircraft, while others sprayed it with hand-held fire extinguishers. All crew members and passengers were rescued.
Firefighters arrived at the scene and doused the wreckage with foam. Part of the plane appeared in to be lying across a street.
The aircraft ended up close to a busy road near Toncontin International Airport in Tegucigalpa – which is surrounded by mountains and residential neighbourhoods – on Tuesday.
Federal Aviation Administration records show the plane registered to TVPX Aircraft Solutions Inc in North Salt Lake, Utah.
Honduras’ emergency management agency said that first responders rescued passengers and crew.
It did not provide the number of those aboard, but said all were alive.
Honduran firefighters posted photos of the crash and said there were nine people injured, but military police spokesman Mario Rivera said there were six on board.
President Juan Orlando Hernandez confirmed via Twitter that the injured were in a stable condition.
The aviation agency said in a statement that the crash took place at 11.15am. It added that everyone on board was taken for medical treatment and said airport operations were temporarily shut down while authorities checked to ensure conditions were safe.
