Former Midland County Sheriff, Dallas Smith, has died in plane crash in Glasscock County.

Midland County Sheriff Gary Painter said the former Midland County Sheriff died in a plane crash on Friday.

Painter says Smith was flying a Piper PA-22 en route to a ranch landing strip in Glasscock County, when he struck a mound of dirt, causing the plane to flip over.

Smith was the only person on board and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash is being investigated by the Glasscock County Sheriff’s Office, the Department of Public Safety and the National Transportation Safety Board.

Dallas Smith served as the Midland County Sheriff from January 1977-1984.

(Information from YourBasin.com)