The Freestone County community is mourning the death of an active member following a plane crash on Friday afternoon, Sept. 20.
A t 4:52 p.m., a report of a plane crash with entrapment occurred at the Teague Airport. According to the Teague Volunteer Fire Department, the pilot was extricated from the aircraft and passed on to Emergency Medical Services for transport.
Billy Patterson, 69, of Fairfield died at the hospital from injuries sustained in the crash.
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