Tuesday, November 27 2012 10:18 AM EST2012-11-27 15:18:55 GMT
First responders scrambled to find the crash site of a small plane late Monday Night into Early Tuesday morning in Wells. As the rain and lightning continued through the area, more crews from all overMore >>
First responders scrambled to find the crash site of a small plane late Monday Night into Early Tuesday morning in Wells. As the rain and lightning continued through the area, more crews from all overMore >>
CHEROKEE COUNTY, TX (KTRE) -
Tuesday morning, investigators with the Federal Aviation Administration began their investigation of a presumed fatal airplane crash in Cherokee County.
According to DPS, a restricted area has been set up in the area of Cheeseland Road in southern Cherokee County. Authorities said a twin-engine airplane crashed there around 10 p.m. Monday night.
FAA officials arrived at the site early Thursday and will return with other colleagues from Beaumont after sunrise. No one, including local law enforcement, is being allowed near the crash site at this time.
Law enforcement officials who first located the charred wreckage in field said there were no apparent survivors. DPS dispatchers could not determine how many people have died in the crash.
FAA spokesman Lynn Lunsford said the aircraft is likely a Cessna 421, which can accommodate between six and eight passengers. The plane was flying from a west Houston airport to Tulsa-Riverside Airport in Oklahoma. Traffic control lost radio and radar contact with the pilot around 9:30 p.m. as the plane was maneuvering to avoid rough weather in the area.
The plane's tail number is not being released until investigators can confirm it is the aircraft that crash. "The FAA will be a part of a team led by the National Transportation Safety Board, which is in charge of all fatal aircraft accident investigations," Lunsford said. That team is expected to arrive at the scene sometime around 4 a.m. Tuesday.
Lunsford said he does not know how many people are on board.
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After losing several loved ones to cancer, a Trinity woman found herself battling the same fight with the disease. Samantha Sonier packed up and moved to Texas as she continued to fight health issues yearMore >>
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State troopers are on the scene of a fatal accident from a few weeks ago on the intersection of FM 2021 and US 69 North in Angelina County.A trooper on the scene said they are doing a crash reconstructionMore >>
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Wednesday, June 19 2013 6:47 PM EDT2013-06-19 22:47:38 GMT
An army of teenagers is skipping a week of sleeping in and swimming this summer to give back to their community doing mission work in East Texas. East Texas News stopped by to see what the United MethodistMore >>
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