Aircraft Accidents and Disasters
Plane crashes in Texas but all 13 passengers survive, sheriff's office says
Shelby Kimball
KVUE-TV
A plane crashed at the Burnet Municipal Airport Saturday morning but all passengers were able to escape the aircraft.
The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that the plane veered off the edge of the runway and caught fire.
The Douglas DC-3 was carrying at least 13 people when it crashed attempting to takeoff around 9:15 a.m.. It was heading to Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
One person was airlifted to the hospital with significant burn injuries. Seven people were ground transported to the hospital with minor injuries, according to a social media post from the Burnet County Sheriff's Office.
The Texas Department of Public Safety and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating.
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