San Antonio small plane crash leaves 1 dead, 2 hurt after aircraft lands in Texas neighborhood

Sunday, July 26, 2020
San Antonio small plane crash leaves 1 dead, 2 hurt after aircraft lands in Texas neighborhood
One person died and two were severely burned after a small plane crashed in San Antonio Saturday.

SAN ANTONIO -- One person was killed and two were hospitalized after a small plane crashed in a Texas neighborhood Saturday morning.

The crash happened at 9:10 a.m. near Stinson Municipal Airport in San Antonio, KSAT reported.

The Federal Aviation Administration and police said the single-engine Piper PA-28 plane attempted to take off from San Antonio Stinson field and soon crash landed behind a residence in a backyard area.

The cause of the crash has not yet been released.

One person was killed and two passengers were severely burned and taken to the Brooke Army Medical Center for treatment.

The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are assisting in the investigation of the incident.