Pilot Hurt in Small Plane Crash

WOOD COUNTY — A single-engine plane crash sent an East Texas pilot to the hospital with injuries. The plane went down at about noon Wednesday afternoon near Holly Lake Ranch Airport in the Hawkins area. The pilot, whose name has not been released, was taken to a Longview hospital for treatment of minor injuries..

The plane is registered to Adam Smith of Lindale. But he was not flying the craft. It was flown by a mechanic/pilot who was taking the aircraft back to the Gilmer Airport from the Wood County Airport. The single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft was said to have suffered engine problems. The plane crashed about 75 feet short of the runway at the Holly Lake Ranch airport. The FAA is investigating the crash.