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UPDATE: Officials give all-clear after false alarm regarding plane crash

When CBS19 crews got on scene, they found out the caller saw dust in the air after a crop-dusting plane flew below the horizon.

SMITH COUNTY, Texas — Smith County first responders have cleared the scene of what they originally thought was a plane crash near Big Sandy. 

According to the Smith County Sheriff's Office, the initial call came in reporting a plane crash in a field approximately five miles south of Big Sandy, in the 18200 block of Highway 155.

When CBS19 crews got on scene, they were told the caller saw dust in the air after a crop-dusting plane flew below the horizon.

The pilot was located and safely landed.

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