A military training plane crashed near Fort Worth, Texas on Sunday, injuring both pilots. Three houses were damaged, but no one on the ground was seriously injured, authorities said.
Kyiv. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – September 20, 2021 – International News
Both pilots managed to eject from the plane before it crashed into Lake Worth, which is west of Fort Worth, authorities said at a news conference.
“This incident could have been much worse knowing that the plane crashed in a residential area,” Lake Worth Fire Chief Ryan Arthur said of the crash.
Police Chief Jay T-Manushagyan said that the parachute of one of the pilots got entangled in power lines. The first pilot was taken to a hospital in Dallas and is in critical condition, according to a statement from the Fort Worth Fire Department. Another was taken to a hospital in Fort Worth.
Three houses were damaged when the plane crashed, three residents of these houses were treated at the scene, after which they were released, according to the Fort Worth Fire Service. As a result of the accident, electricity was cut off in 44 houses in the area, and utilities are working to restore it.
“We were incredibly lucky that the plane crashed in the backyards of houses, not in the house itself,” said the Fort Worth administration.
On August 17, the newest military transport aircraft IL-112B crashed during a training flight near the Kubinka airfield near Moscow in Russia.
Source: Ukrgate
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