Two recovering after plane crash near Cherokee County Airport
Published 4:54 pm Monday, March 9, 2015
(KYTX) — (UPDATED Monday, March 9, 2015 at 4:52 p.m. CT) The two people involved in a plane crash in Cherokee County are still recovering in the hospital.
According to Rebecca Berkley, ETMC public relations manager, Robert Gatewood is in good condition, and Jacob Wise is in fair condition at ETMC.
No official word yet on what caused the plane to go down.
Emergency crews say an Ultralight Aircraft went down off of CR 1614 and CR 1621 in Cherokee County.
Gatewood and Wise were injured and taken via Life Flight to ETMC in Tyler.
The plane is a Rans S-12 dual aircraft, meaning that both Gatewood and Wise were flying the plane.
The FAA was notified and were on scene investigating.
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