The Boeing 737 was carrying 136 passengers and seven crew members. Everyone on board survived.
By Deanna Paul , Deanna Paul Reporter covering national and breaking news Email Bio Follow Marisa Iati and Orion Donovan-Smith May 4 at 12:25 PM A charter flight slid off a Florida runway Friday evening and abruptly landed in the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Fla.
Local station WTLV reported that several pets — including at least one dog and one cat — remain unaccounted for. The outlet said the animals were kept in the plane’s cargo hold and cannot be reached until the aircraft is removed from the water. The Post has not verified those details. — MyJFRD May 4, 2019 In a statement released early Saturday, Boeing extended its “well wishes to all those involved” and confirmed that the 737-800 charter flight “skidded off a runway at Naval Air Station Jacksonville.”
There is still an ongoing investigation into the cause; officials have not named the pilot or released information about his safety record.— Boeing Airplanes May 4, 2019 Bill Dougherty, a spokesman for Navy Region Southeast, told ABC News the charter flight regularly transports passengers from Guantanamo Bay to Jacksonville and then to Norfolk Before Friday, the plane last flew from Guantanamo to Jacksonville on April 26, flight records show.
Cheryl Bormann, a criminal defense attorney and passenger on the flight, told CNN’s Don Lemon they flew through thunderstorms on their approach to Jacksonville.
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