Plane Crashes in Sterling County

At 1:05 p.m. yesterday, a plane crashed 20 miles south of Sterling City, said the Texas Department of Public Safety.

According to a press release, a 1965 Cessna 150f, fixed wing-single engine plane flown by John Gregory Millen, 50, of Leander, Texas, crashed on the Cole Ranch south of Sterling City.

The plane landed in the field off an old runway strip. The occupants, who were traveling from Georgetown, were looking for a hunting lease. As the plane went down the runway, the plane lifted off the ground and then began to move left off its directed path. The plane started coming back down and struck a pipe fence, which caused the plane to flip onto its top.

DPS officials said the scene has been released to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for investigation.