Update: Name of pilot released in Wood county plane crash

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UPDATE: Plano man injured in Wood County plane crash

MINEOLA (KYTX) - The Department of Public Safety is investigating a plane crash this morning in Wood County.

The small plane, piloted by 36 year old Michael Thern of Plano, crashed at 4:44 am about 3,000 feet from the runway of the Wood County airfield, west of Highway 37 between Mineola and Quitman. The pilot was airflighted to a Tyler hospital with non life-threatening injuries, where he remains.

Department of Public Safety officers are on-scene with investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board, continuing their investigation into the cause of the crash.

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