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Houston, TX — A plane from a detachment of the Oklahoma Air National Guard's 138th Fighter Wing has crashed.
Officials say a pilot ejected from an F-16 fighter jet that caught fire and crashed during takeoff from Ellington Airport in Houston while on a training flight.
Authorities say the pilot was treated for minor injuries following the crash around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.
The cause of the fiery accident is under investigation.
The pilot's name wasn't immediately released.
A statement from the North American Aerospace Defense Command says the plane was from a detachment of the Oklahoma Air National Guard's 138th Fighter Wing.
The jet was assigned to Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, which includes the Texas Air National Guard's 147th Reconnaissance Wing.
A city statement says Ellington Airport, part of the Houston Airport System, was evacuated for several hours Wednesday amid the initial investigation.
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