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Three DEA Agents Survive Cessna Crash in Texas

The aftermath of the crash. Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office
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Key Takeaways:

  • A Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Cessna 206, on a training mission, experienced mechanical difficulties and made an emergency landing north of Sugar Land Regional Airport near Houston, Texas.
  • All three DEA agents aboard survived the crash; one was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.
  • During the emergency landing, the plane struck several cars and powerlines on the ground, but no injuries to people on the ground were reported.
  • The accident is currently under investigation by the NTSB, FAA, and Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office.
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Three Drug Enforcement Agency agents survived the crash of their Cessna 206 north of Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) near Houston, Texas, according to the Aviation Safety Network. The agents were headed to Sugar Land as part of a training mission when the airplane experienced mechanical difficulties, forcing an emergency landing near Fort Bend County southwest of Sugar Land. During the landing, the Cessna also struck a number of cars on the ground as well as powerlines, all again luckily with no injuries.

One DEA agent was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, while the other two walked away from the aircraft according to ABC 13. The NTSB, FAA, and Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the accident.

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