From Hutchinson Post
BRIDGEPORT. Tx. — Two area residents were injured when their plane crashed northwest of Dallas Wednesday morning.

According to KDFW TV in Dallas a Cessna 182 took off from the Bridgeport Municipal Airport when the plan suffered mechanical failure shortly after take off.

The couple tried to turn back to the airport but crashed into a field hitting a tree. The female was airlifted to John Peter Smith Hospital in Ft Worth, while the male was transported to Wise County Regional Medical Center in Decatur.

According to air traffic control at Hutchinson Regional Airport, the plane left Hutchinson around 8:30, and landed in Bridgeport just before 10:30. We do have confirmed reports of who the couple is, but at the request of family members we are not releasing the names of the couple at this time.

The crash occurred around 11:15 a.m.

Photo courtesy of KDFW TV Dallas/ Ft Worth