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Small plane crashes in Texas, killing all 5 on board, official says

A small plane crashed in Wimberley, Texas, killing all five people on board, a county official said.

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A small plane crashed in Texas, killing all five people on board, a county official said Friday.The crash happened Thursday night in Wimberley, a city about 40 miles southwest of Austin, Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra said in a Facebook post.Becerra said the plane was a Cessna 421C. He said preliminary information indicates it was traveling at a high rate of speed when it crashed at about 11 p.m.He did not release the names of the victims, pending notification of family.He said a second aircraft traveling in the area landed safely near San Antonio.Becerra said the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board have been notified and will be leading the crash investigation.

A small plane crashed in Texas, killing all five people on board, a county official said Friday.

The crash happened Thursday night in Wimberley, a city about 40 miles southwest of Austin, Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra said in a Facebook post.

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Becerra said the plane was a Cessna 421C. He said preliminary information indicates it was traveling at a high rate of speed when it crashed at about 11 p.m.

He did not release the names of the victims, pending notification of family.

He said a second aircraft traveling in the area landed safely near San Antonio.

Becerra said the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board have been notified and will be leading the crash investigation.

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