Five people killed in Cessna 421C plane crash near Austin, Texas
A Cessna 421C aircraft crashed Thursday night in Wimberley, Texas, approximately 30-40 miles southwest of Austin, killing all five occupants on board. The plane was traveling from Amarillo to New Braunfels when it went down. Preliminary investigations by the NTSB and FAA indicate no mid-air collision, but the aircraft was traveling at high speed at impact.
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