2 Dead In Hunt County Plane Crash
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HUNT COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) - Texas Department of Public Safety confirms two people have been killed in a fiery plane crash northeast of Quinlan in Hunt County.
The single-engine plane went down in a field off County Road 3511 near the Rocking M Airport, shortly after taking off from the Quinlan airport.
According to the FAA, a single-engine Piper PA-24 crashed shortly after takeoff from the private airstrip near Quinlan. They don't yet have any information on how many people were on board. The aircraft caught fire after it crashed.
Video from Chopper 11 shows the crashed plane in a field near some trees.
Officials say the National Transportation Safety Board has been notified.
This is a developing story. We will have more information as it becomes available.
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