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Cessna Crashes Into Trees Near Fort Worth Spinks Airport; Pilot OK: Officials

FAA investigating after single-engine plane ends up in a wooded area near airport

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The Fort Worth Fire Department, Burleson Fire Department, and MedStar are responding to a plane crash in Fort Worth on Wednesday.

According to fire officials, a single-engine Cessna 152 crashed approximately one-half mile southwest of Fort Worth Spinks Airport at 11:40 a.m.

Officials reported that the plane crashed into trees near the airport. Video from Texas Sky Rangers shows the plane upside down, perched on its nose in a wooded area.

Only the pilot was on board, and EMS was at the scene to assess injuries, officials said.

According to officials, the Federal Aviation Administration will investigate the crash.

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A Cessna 152 crashed near Spinks Airport in Fort Worth, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022.
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