3 off-duty Dallas police officers injured after small plane crash in North Texas field, officials say

A small plane carrying three off-duty Dallas police officers crashed en route to make an emergency landing in a field near Forney overnight Saturday, the police department confirmed. 

Forney Police said officers were called to the area of Sage Hill Parkway and Helms Trail shortly after midnight for a single-engine aircraft crash. A photo of the scene taken by CBS News Texas shows the plane upside down on the ground. 

Forney police said three people were inside the aircraft. Later, the Dallas Police Department confirmed in a statement that all three were off-duty officers. The Dallas Police Association said on Facebook that the officers were returning from a personal trip and asked for thoughts and prayers.

Dallas police said one officer has been released from treatment, another is in stable condition, while Sgt. Joshua Boykin, a 19-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department, remains in critical condition, according to Assist the Officer Foundation. Sean Pease, the president of the Dallas Police Association, said Boykin is paralyzed from the neck down.

The department said it was working with the FAA and Texas DPS at the scene. 

A news release from the FAA said the plane involved was a Bellanca Downer 14-19-3.

The investigation is ongoing. Further details about what led up to the crash were not immediately available.

Forney is located about 21 miles east of Dallas.