Trending Now - All Members of Pickleball Team Perish in Texas Plane Crash
WHO:
AP News - Justin Appling was the pilot of the Cessna 421C that crashed.
AP News - Dillard and Appling were the owners of a manufactured home dealer in Amarillo.
AP News - Skypala had just started accepting clients as a counselor, fulfilling a decade-old goal.
NY Post - The victims have been identified as Seren Wilson, 19, Brooke Skypala, 45, Stacy Hedrick, 51, Justin "Glen" Appling, 37, and Hayden Dillard, 39.
NO_NEW_FACTS
Daily Mail Sports - All five people aboard the plane were members of the Amarillo Pickleball Club in Amarillo, Texas.
WHAT:
AP News - The pickleball tournament at the Cranky Pickle in New Braunfels was canceled following the crash.
Fox News - The plane crashed at 11 p.m. Thursday.
Fox News - A second plane traveling to the same event from Amarillo landed safely at the airport in New Braunfels, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) northeast of San Antonio.
Fox News - At least one pilot in the area confirmed that the troubled plane’s locator emergency device had emitted a distress signal before the crash.
Fox News Sports - A plane carrying members of the Amarillo Pickleball Club crashed, killing everyone on board.
WHERE:
Fox News - The crash occurred in a wooded area on Round Rock Road in Wimberley, Texas.
Fox News Sports - The crash occurred in Wimberley, Texas.
WHEN:
Fox News Sports - The crash happened Thursday night.
WHY:
Fox News - The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are serving as the lead investigative agencies for the crash.
Daily Mail Sports - The victims were flying to a tournament.
HOW:
Fox News - Recorded audio indicates that an air traffic controller called 911 after confirming the troubled plane’s locator emergency device emitted a distress signal.
Fox News Sports - The specific cause of the crash has not been detailed in the articles.
(UPDATED May 3, 2026 05:52 UTC)
Justin Appling, the pilot of the Cessna 421C that crashed, was also a co-owner of a manufactured home dealership in Amarillo alongside Dillard. Following the incident, the pickleball tournament at the Cranky Pickle in New Braunfels was canceled, and recorded audio revealed that an air traffic controller called 911 after the plane's locator emergency device emitted a distress signal. In a separate note, Skypala had just begun accepting clients as a counselor, marking the achievement of a long-held dream.
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(UPDATED May 3, 2026 01:26 UTC)
A plane crashed in a wooded area on Round Rock Road in Wimberley, Texas, with at least one pilot confirming that the troubled aircraft's locator emergency device emitted a distress signal before the incident. Fortunately, a second plane traveling to the same event from Amarillo landed safely at the airport in New Braunfels, which is about 30 miles northeast of San Antonio. The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are now leading the investigation into the crash.
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(UPDATED May 2, 2026 19:17 UTC)
Tragedy struck as five individuals lost their lives in a recent incident. The victims have been identified as Seren Wilson, 19, Brooke Skypala, 45, Stacy Hedrick, 51, Justin "Glen" Appling, 37, and Hayden Dillard, 39. The community is mourning the loss of these lives as details continue to emerge.
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(UPDATED May 2, 2026 13:18 UTC)
A tragic plane crash in Wimberley, Texas, claimed the lives of all five individuals on board, who were members of the Amarillo Pickleball Club. They were en route to a tournament when the incident occurred Thursday night, although the specific cause of the crash has not yet been revealed. This devastating event has left the pickleball community in mourning as they remember the victims.