According to ABC 13 news, Two people are dead after an aircraft crashed near the La Porte airport
The incident occurred shortly before 10 a.m. about 300 yards from the runway.
A small plane has gone down near La Porte Airport. We know two people are dead. Plane went down in field just north of airport. Homes all around. #KHOU11 pic.twitter.com/4EmdHDZCse
— Marcelino Benito (@MarcelinoKHOU) July 15, 2018
The small Experimental Kolb Twinstar II aircraft attempting to return to the runway came down in a field near the 11000 block of North H Street.
It was built by a private citizen and not by a certified manufacturer.
“Thousands of aircraft owners prefer to build their own planes from kits or plans,” said Lynn Lunsford, a spokesperson for the FAA.
No structures on the ground have been damaged.
The National Transportation Safety Board is sending investigators to the crash site, and the FAA will be assisting with the investigation. The names of the victims have not been released.
#VIDEO Investigators are at the scene of a deadly plane crash in the La Porte area
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