Boeing 737 slides into Florida river with 136 on board, no fatalities

 

A Boeing 737 is seen in the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. May 3, 2019 in this picture obtained from social media. JACKSONVILLE SHERIFF’S OFFICE /via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - A Boeing 737 commercial jet with 136 people on board slid into the St. Johns River near Jacksonville, Florida after landing on Friday, a spokesman for Naval Air Station Jacksonville said.

 

There were no reports of fatalities but local WOKV-TV that at least two people suffered minor injuries and that the plane was attempting to land during a heavy thunderstorm.

 

The flight arriving from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay went into the river at the end of the runway at about 9:40 p.m. local time, the air station said.

 

The mayor of Jacksonville, Lenny Curry, said on Twitter that everyone on board the flight was "alive and accounted for" but that crews were working to control jet fuel on the water.

 

Curry said in a separate tweet that U.S. President Donald Trump had called him to offer help.

 

"The plane was not submerged. Every person is alive and accounted for," the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said on Twitter.

 

The sheriff's tweet was accompanied by two photographs showing the plane bearing the logo of Miami Air International resting in shallow water and fully intact.

 

Miami Air International is a charter airline operating a fleet of Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Representatives for the airline could not immediately be reached for comment by Reuters on Friday evening.

 

A Boeing spokesman said that the company was aware of the incident and was gathering information.

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2019-05-04

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Landing in thunderstorms is always a tricky operation. Very fortunate and happy to hear that everyone has walked away.

The new, “Air America”?

Nightmare liner

Many years ago I almost killed myself while landing.  I thought I had a good headwind but the darn airplane would not slow down after the main gear had touched down.  Then I realized “wind shear” and added full power and still had enough runway to get airborne.  Went back into the pattern and the tower realized what had occurred and changed the landing runway.  Not the first time something like this happened.  The worst case was in Dallas when an Eastern Airlines L1011(this was in 1985 or 1986) crashed on landing and killed a lot of people.  

3 hours ago, wwest5829 said:

The new, “Air America”?

Looks far too well run to be part of the US government.  It looks like it actually makes money. 

7 hours ago, wwest5829 said:

The new, “Air America”?

Yep,... The flight arriving from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay !!!..So logically " Miami Air International is a charter airline operating a fleet of Boeing 737-800 aircraft" .?!?!? have to be CIA...and I hope all the secret services from around the world have noticed it !!!

40 minutes ago, off road pat said:

Yep,... The flight arriving from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay !!!..So logically " Miami Air International is a charter airline operating a fleet of Boeing 737-800 aircraft" .?!?!? have to be CIA...and I hope all the secret services from around the world have noticed it !!!

Knock knock !