A small plane crashed in an Alabama county on Tuesday morning, leaving two pilots injured.
A T-6B Texan II aircraft from NAS Whiting Field in Milton, Florida, crashed in the city of Robertsdale in Baldwin County, Alabama, at around 10:50 a.m., according to the county sheriff’s office and the chief of the Naval Air Training Public Affairs Office.
The plane, one of the field’s Training Air Wing Five’s, was found far in the woods on the east side of CR 87, a local outlet reported.
The sheriff’s office tells me they found the plane far back in the woods to the east side of CR 87.
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U.S. Naval Training Command released a statement confirming that the pilots ejected from the small plane in the vicinity of Barin Navy Outlying Field near Foley, Alabama.
“The aircrew successfully ejected from the aircraft and have been treated for minor injuries. No other significant injuries have been reported at this time,” the statement read.
Police Capt. Clint Cadenhead with the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office told ABC 3 WEAR-TV that they believe the pilots’ injuries are minor, and the case is currently under investigation.
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The Washington Examiner reached out to the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office for updated information on the case.
