Weatherford,TX : Two reported injured after crash of experimental glider in Parker County on may, Saturday 13th 2017

Authorities are investigating what brought down an experimental glider on Saturday.

Preliminary reports indicate that two people were injured.

The aircraft went down about 6:10 p.m. at a private airstrip in the Driftwood Ranch gated community in Parker County, according to Lonny Haschel, Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman.

The 47-year-old pilot and a 34-year-old passenger were the only two occupants on board at the time of the crash, Haschel said. Both men, who have not been identified, were transported to Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth with serious injuries, Haschel said.

The aircraft was described as a 2015 Pipistrel model Virus SW, single engine, fixed wing aircraft, Haschel said. It is an experimental glider as classified by the Federal Aviation Administration.

The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will be conducting an investigation into the crash.


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Two reported injured after crash of experimental glider in Parker County