A small plane crashed in a wooded area in Mesquite, officials said.
MESQUITE, Texas — One person died after a small plane crashed into a wooded area in Mesquite, east of Dallas, on Thursday, officials said.
A Cessna CitationJet crashed after taking off from the Mesquite Metro Airport around 7:40 a.m. Thursday morning near East Cartwright Road and Lawson Road, officials said. The site of the crash is just blocks away from the airport.
One person, the pilot, died in the crash, Mesquite police said in a press release.
The pilot was the only person onboard the plane at the time of the crash, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. The extent of any injuries in the crash was not yet known. The FAA and NTSB will investigate the crash.
There was no damage to residences and other buildings in the area around the crash, Mesquite police said in a press release.
This is a developing story. WFAA will update this article with the latest.
