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Elderly pilot crashes private plane in Fort Bend County

A 75-year-old pilot crashed a single-engine aircraft at a private airport in western Fort Bend County. It happened at the Covey Trails Airport located on FM 1093 at FM 359, just east of Fulshear, Texas.
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HOUSTON A 75-year-old pilot crashed a single-engine aircraft at a private airport in western Fort Bend County.

It happened at the Covey Trails Airport located on FM 1093 at FM 359, just east of Fulshear, Texas.

The Fort Bend County Sheriff s Office said shortly before 1 p.m., the pilot crashed his plane just shy of the runway.

He was airlifted to the hospital with fractures, but is expected to survive.

DPS is now investigating the crash.

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