Two Injured When Small Plane Crashes Friday In North Texas

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Two Injured When Small Plane Crashes Friday In North Texas Two men were injured Friday--one critically--when a small ultralight plane crashed near a North Texas airport.

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WISE COUNTY (May 29, 2009)—An ultralight plane crashed Friday into North Texas field, sending two people to the hospital.

The pilot and passenger were taken to a Fort Worth hospital.

James Sears, of Paradise, 76, was listed in critical condition.

Passenger Douglas Campbell was listed in fair condition.

The Federal Aviation Administration says the Chinook plane went down before noon Friday near Bridgeport in Wise County.

A Texas Department of Public Safety official says the aircraft was circling for pilot training when Sears lost control and the plane nose-dived.

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