US EditionSmall plane crashes in Texas, killing all 5 on board, official says
Officials say the Cessna 421C was traveling at a high rate of speed when it crashed, killing all five people on board.
- On Thursday night, a Cessna 421C crashed in Wimberley, Texas, killing all five people aboard, Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra confirmed Friday.
- The aircraft crashed at about 11 p.m. while traveling at a high rate of speed near the Blanco River in the Texas Hill Country, a popular tourist destination with a population of about 3,000.
- Leading the investigation are the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board, while a second aircraft traveling in the area landed safely near San Antonio.
- Pending notification of family, Becerra stated that authorities have not yet released the names of the five victims.
- Wimberley Mayor Jim Chiles told The Associated Press that he currently has no information regarding the circumstances of the fatal crash.
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Plane crash in US Texas state kills all 5 on board
A small plane crashed in Texas Hill Country, killing all five people aboard, officials said on Friday. The crash happened on Thursday night in Wimberley, a city about 40 miles (65km) southwest of Austin, Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra said on social media. The Federal Aviation Administration said the Cessna 421C crashed around 11.25pm with five people on board. It said the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash.…
Five people died after a small plane crashed in Wimberley, Texas, late Thursday night. The article Small plane crashes in Texas. All 5 people on board die first appeared on Romania TV.
5 dead in small plane crash south of Austin, county official says
Cessna Golden Eagle (Francois Joseph Berger / 500px/Getty) (WIMBERLEY, Texas) — Five people were killed in a plane crash in Texas on Thursday night, investigators said. Hayes County Judge Ruben Becerra said first responders received a call around 11:00 p.m. local time of a plane down in the area of Wimberley, which is roughly 30 miles southwest of Austin. Fire and EMS crews found the downed Cessna 421C, along with the bodies of the five deceased…
A small plane crashed in the US state of Texas on Thursday night, the AP agency reports, citing local authorities.
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