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Military plane crashes into Texas neighborhood, ejecting crew and damaging multiple homes
[FOX] A military aircraft crashed in a Texas neighborhood late Sunday morning, damaging three homes and displacing the residents, police said. The crash happened around 11:15 a.m. between the 4000 blocks of Tejas and Dakota in Lake Worth Texas, about two miles northeast of Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth. The U.S Navy has identified the aircraft as a T-45C Goshawk jet trainer assigned to Training Air Wing 2 at Naval Air Station in Kingsville, Texas. The two pilots ejected themselves before the crash. One of the pilot's parachutes got caught in powerlines, while the other pilot was found nearby, Lake Worth Police Chief J.T. Manoushagian said. Both pilots have been transported to medical facilities for evaluation and are in stable condition. The aircraft had been conducting a routine training flight that originated from Corpus Christi International Airport, according to the Chief of Naval Air Training. The residents of the damaged homes were displaced and a Red Cross team was on scene to assist them. No injuries were reported. Multiple agencies, including the Forth Worth police and fire department, were on scene assisting. Posted by: Skidmark 2021-09-20 |
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