Identities of pickleball players killed in plane crash on way to tournament released
Five people, including four pickleball players and a pilot, were killed in a plane crash in Wimberley, Texas, while en route to a tournament. The victims were members of the Amarillo Pickleball Club traveling from Amarillo to the event. The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the NTSB and FAA.
- ▪The plane crashed in Wimberley, Texas, 40 miles southwest of Austin, on May 1, 2026.
- ▪Those killed were Hayden Dillard, Seren Wilson, Brooke Skypala, Stacy Hedrick, and pilot Justin Appling.
- ▪A second plane carrying other team members landed safely in New Braunfels, Texas.
- ▪The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are leading the investigation.
- ▪Dan Dyer, president of the Amarillo Pickleball Club, confirmed he had played with the victims and awarded them medals in past tournaments.
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Austin Identities of pickleball players killed in plane crash on way to tournament released Hayden Dillard, Seren Wilson, Brooke Skypala, Stacy Hedrick and pilot Justin Appling were on board By Jackson Thompson Fox News Published May 2, 2026 8:10pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Malaysian man dies after going over a safety railing to retrieve a ball while playing pickleball A man in Malaysia died after going over a safety railing to retrieve a ball while playing pickleball. (Newsflare via Reuters Connect) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The names of the five people who were killed in the Central Texas plane crash that was taking a pickleball team to a tournament have been revealed.
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