UPDATE: A Cessna 172 airplane crashed but the pilot was uninjured Tuesday afternoon at the Covington Municipal Airport. Jonesboro resident Andy Velazco, an orthopedic surgeon for Resurgens in Henry County, was practicing takeoffs around 2:30 p.m. when he lost control and crashed in a ditch near the runway, according to Airport Engineer Vincent Passariello. The right wing detached during the crash, causing the plane to catch fire, but the blaze was extinguished by firefighters, Passariello said.