Pickleball team plane crashes in Texas, killing everyone on board
A plane carrying a Texas pickleball team crashed in Wimberley, killing all five people on board. The aircraft went down around 11 p.m. on Thursday while en route to a tournament. Federal authorities are leading the investigation into the cause of the crash.
- ▪The plane crashed in Wimberley, about 40 miles southwest of Austin, Texas.
- ▪All five people on board, including the pilot and four passengers, were pronounced dead at the scene.
- ▪The victims were members of the Amarillo Pickleball Club traveling to a tournament, and a second plane from the same group landed safely nearby.
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Texas Pickleball team plane crashes in Texas, killing everyone on board The plane went down in Wimberley, about 40 miles southwest of Austin, at 11 p.m. Thursday By Jackson Thompson Fox News Published May 1, 2026 7:40pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Video shows United Boeing 737, Black Hawk helicopter near miss at California airport Dramatic tracking footage shows a United Airlines passenger plane and Black Hawk helicopter nearly crash in midair at John Wayne Airport, Tuesday night, in Santa Ana, Calif. (Flightradar24) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A plane was traveling over Texas on Thursday, carrying a pickleball team to a tournament, before tragically crashing, killing all five people on board.
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