WIMBERLEY, Texas (AP) \u2014 A small plane crashed among trees in Texas Hill Country, killing all five people aboard, officials said Friday.<\/p>\n
The crash happened Thursday night in Wimberley, a city about 40 miles (65 kilometers) southwest of Austin, Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra said in a Facebook post.<\/p>\n
The Federal Aviation Administration said the Cessna 421C crashed around 11:25 p.m. with five people on board. It said the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash.<\/p>\n
The plane took off from Amarillo, Texas, about two hours earlier and was headed to New Braunfels National Airport, according to the flight history. Aerial photos posted online<\/a> by the Austin American-Statesman showed the aircraft destroyed in a wooded area.<\/p>\n Becerra said he would not release the names of the victims until family has been notified.<\/p>\n He said a second aircraft traveling in the area landed safely at the airport in New Braunfels, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) northeast of San Antonio.<\/p>\n According to Air Traffic Control audio, one pilot said he and the Cessna pilot were flying there together.<\/p>\n \u201cI haven’t heard anything from him,\u201d the pilot says on the recording.<\/p>\n A controller responds: “He started to move erratically and now his track is disappeared from the scope. So we want to make sure everything’s all right with him.\u201d<\/p>\n At least one pilot in the area confirmed the troubled plane’s locator emergency device had emitted a distress signal. The controller called 911.<\/p>\n