Fatal Plane Crash In Fannin County

With a helicopter, Fannin and Lamar County Deputies, and fire departments from Honey Grove, DPS units responded at about 9:00 Wednesday night to a possible plane crash in FM-79 near the Fannin- Lamar county line. According to the Lamar County Scanner Facebook page, a Ranch on FM 79 in Fannin County was where they found the plane on the River at about 11:00 pm. The Lamar County scanner also reports that they thought the occupant stole the aircraft from a flight school in Addison. They also found a suicide note written by the pilot at a Dallas area residence. The Federal Aviation Administration will be the lead investigation agency, assisting the DPS.