Passengers, crew survive Texas plane crash

All passengers and crew have survived a plane that crashed in Texas after it rolled through a fence and caught fire.

The Boston-bound aircraft carrying more than 20 people crashed while taking off at Houston Executive Airport on Tuesday morning (US time), officials said.

All passengers and crew were safely removed with at least one minor injury, Waller County Judge Trey Duhon reported via Facebook.

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"The information we have at this time indicates that the plane did not attain altitude at the end of the runway and went across Morton Road, coming to a rest in the field just north of the airport, where it caught on fire," the judge said.

One person reported back pain, according to the post. Another person had respiratory issues, according to Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman Sergeant Stephen Woodard, who was at the crash site.

Both were transported to a hospital but later returned to the airport.

"This is a good day. This is actually a day of celebration for a lot of people," Sgt Woodard said.

The McDonnell Douglas MD-87 "rolled through a fence and caught fire in a field" just after 10am. while attempting to depart, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement.

Sgt Woodard said there were 18 passengers, two pilots and an attendant on board. He had earlier said there were 22 people on the plane.

The youngest passenger was 10 years old, according to the sergeant.

The fire has been extinguished, Sgt Woodard said.

The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will be investigating, with the NTSB as the lead agency.