SHENANDOAH, Texas – A small airplane crashed at a football stadium in Shenandoah early Friday afternoon.
The Montgomery County Precinct 3 Constable's Office said the plane went down in the Woodforest Bank Stadium parking lot southeast of I-45 and Highway 242.
The 1963 Cessna 172 clipped a tree and flipped upside down.
The pilot was able to walk away from the plane but suffered minor injuries.
Pilot Michael Durr of Houston said he departed Cleveland, TX and was on his way back to Weiser Airport when his engine died.
Durr contacted Hooks Airport and informed them he was going down at the parking lot.
"He did a great job by circling around, coming back and putting the plane down here in the parking lot with minimal property damage and just a few injuries," said DPS Trooper Eric Burse.
Durr was treated at the scene and released.
There were no passengers on the plane.
The FAA will investigate the cause of the crash.
