Posted on 11/22/2004 10:33:17 AM PST by Quilla
A private plane crashed near Houston's Hobby Airport Monday. And it was a plane that was coming to Houston to transport former President Bush to a conference in Equador.
The plane went down Monday morning near Highway 288 and Beltway 8.
Former President Bush suspendeded his trip to Ecuador because of the crash. A conference organizer says the plane should have flown the ex-president from Houston. Houston District Fire Chief Jack Williams said that the twin-engine Gulfstream jet arriving from Dallas Love Field apparently clipped a tall light tower at a Beltway 8 toll plaza, shearing off a wing. He says the severed wing rests near the base of the tower.
Authorities have shut down Beltway 8 on both directions near Cullen. There is debris scattered across the lanes. Traffic is being directed off the Beltway and onto Cullen Road and Telephone Road.
Fire crews were able to douse the flames. Three people were on board. All three victims, two men and a woman, have been recovered. There were no survivors.
There are some reports of cars have suffered damage from debris, but no injuries on the ground have been reported.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Roland Herwig says the Gulfstream jet went down about 6:15am, one-and-a-half miles south of Houston's Hobby Airport.
Herwig says the Gulfstream G-1159-A flight originated at Dallas Love Field. He says the plane's registered owner is Jet Place Incorporated of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Houston Fire Department assistant chief, Rick Flanagan, said a part of the jet's wing was located near the base of one of the light poles. He said that the wreckage extended about 1,000 yards from the pole into a field.
Airport officials reported that the plane that was on approach to Hobby when it went down. There was a lot of fog and mist during the crash. There's no official word if that played a role in the fatal crash.
She was a great mom and stepmom. My friend's dad married her quite a few years ago and they were like kids in love. She leaves a son and two stepdaughters, all grown. She was such a sweet lady. She was no spring chicken stewardess. She'd been doing this most of her life with both commercial then private air. She even flew Bon Jovi's last tour. Everyone loved her. That's why 41 had requested her for this flight, from what I understand. She'll be sorely missed by family and dignitaries/celebrities alike. Thanks for your prayers.
ping to post #101. Very sad.
Please count me in among those who are praying for the family and friends of those killed in the plane crash today. It's a horrible tragedy.
LOL. Yes, that too. :-)
Heartfelt prayers for the loss of your friend.
Prayers for the families and friends of the victims.
Prayers to the three souls who lost their lives. Thank you God for sparing George Sr.
Horrible loss.
Something is rotten in Denmark. First over the weekend in Chile the security protocal for the President somehow goes awray. And Lord knows here on November 22nd the plane that Bush 41 is supposed to be on crashes. I don't believe in coincidences.
This is so weird. This morning I was having bad feelings about former President Bush. I couldn't shake the feelings and I stopped and prayed for him. This really freaks me out, as things like this don't happen to me usually. Thank God he was not on that plane, and prayers for the victims loved ones.
What they don't say is that the jet original departed from Love Field in Dallas. Very interesting...
I am so sorry for your loss. Sincere prayers for family and friends.
The Bush family has way better luck than the Kennedys.
Could it be because they're way better people?
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You wouldn't happen to be one of Job's friends, would you? ;O)
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I am very sorry for the loss of your friend in this awful accident. May your warm memories of her console you and her family.
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