{"id":275712,"date":"2026-05-02T07:03:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T07:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/275712\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T07:03:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T07:03:23","slug":"five-dead-after-cessna-421c-crashes-near-wimberley-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/275712\/","title":{"rendered":"Five dead after Cessna 421C crashes near Wimberley, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Five people were killed in an overnight plane crash in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southwest\/texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Texas<\/a>, according to authorities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">First responders were called to the scene after receiving a report of a crash in the 200 block of Round Rock Road in Wimberley, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/news\/deadly-plane-crash-wimberley-texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">according to<\/a> FOX 7 Austin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The aircraft has reportedly been identified as a Cessna 421C that was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/5-killed-arizona-when-small-plane-crashes-car\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">carrying five passengers when<\/a> it crashed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All five individuals are confirmed dead, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/plane-crashes-retirement-communitys-parking-lot-pennsylvania-officials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">PLANE CRASHES IN RETIREMENT COMMUNITY&#8217;S PARKING LOT IN PENNSYLVANIA: OFFICIALS<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cessna-421c-plane-crash-wimberley-fox-news-0001.jpeg\" alt=\"A crashed Cessna 421C airplane in Wimberley, Texas\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Authorities are investigating after a Cessna 421C airplane crashed in Wimberley, Texas, on May 1, 2026. (KTTV)<\/p>\n<p>A preliminary investigation reportedly revealed the aircraft was traveling at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/aftermath-small-plane-crash-texas-roadway-caught-camera-split-fuselage-damaged-vehicles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">high rate of speed<\/a> before it crashed, but did not show any indication of a midair collision.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A second plane that was traveling in the area subsequently landed without incident at the New Braunfels airport.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cessna-421c-plane-crash-wimberley-fox-news-001.jpeg\" alt=\"Cessna 421C airplane wreckage in Wimberley, Texas\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>All five passengers died after a Cessna 421C airplane crashed in Wimberley, Texas, on May 1, 2026. (KTTV)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News Digital reached out to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and NTSB for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The five individuals identities\u2019 have not yet been released as authorities work to notify next of kin.<\/p>\n<p>Julia Bonavita is a U.S. Writer for Fox News Digital and a Fox Flight Team drone pilot. You can follow her at <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/juliabonavita13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@juliabonavita13<\/a> on all platforms and send story tips to julia.bonavita@fox.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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