Small aircraft crashes near Diamondback Golf Course, Abilene Regional Airport
Two people were transported to an Abilene hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after their small aircraft crashed in a wooden area of city property about 11:45 a.m. Monday west of Abilene Regional Airport.
The aircraft was doing "touch-and-go" exercises at the airport when the pilot reported engine trouble, said Don Green, director of aviation for the city of Abilene.
Eva Lee Ngai with the office of communications at the Federal Aviation Administration identified the aircraft as a single-engine Beechcraft 23. The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash.
The aircraft hit a tree and is "pretty torn up," Green said, but it did not catch fire. The crash site is east of Diamondback Golf Course at 1510 E. Industrial Blvd. and north of the roadway.
Firefighters, law enforcement and ambulance services responded to the scene, which initially was difficult to locate because of thick mesquite trees. They had to use an airport service road to reach the scene.
There was a report of a second small plane in the air circling the site to help crews reached the damaged aircraft, according to scanner traffic.
Removal of the airplane most likely will be coordinated by the company that insured the aircraft, Green said.
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