Skydiving plane crashes in Texas field

A skydiving airplane crashed near Decatur, Texas, on Saturday

DECATUR, Texas (CNN) -- A plane carrying 17 to 19 people crashed in an empty field near a creek Saturday afternoon 10 miles east of Decatur, Texas, officials said.

No one was killed, though seven people were taken by helicopter to a hospital in Fort Worth, 45 miles south, a Wise County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman said. The extent of their injuries was unknown.

Several others were taken to Wise Regional Hospital in Decatur, she said.

The accident occurred in a region called Skydive, named for a skydive company based there, said Officer Cliff Swofford of the Decatur Police Department.

An FAA spokesman identified the plane as a DeHavilland and said it's owned by or maintained by a parachuting company.

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