Texas Resident Was in Bed, Then 'Felt Everything Vibrate'
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Key Points:
- A Cessna 421C plane crashed in a wooded area near New Braunfels, Texas, after departing from Amarillo en route to New Braunfels National Airport, with federal authorities leading the investigation.
- The aircraft was carrying five pickleball players heading to a tournament at the Cranky Pickle venue in New Braunfels, all of whom died in the crash.
- The pickleball community expressed deep sorrow, with the tournament canceled on Friday and plans to honor the deceased players before resuming on Saturday.
- A second plane traveling to the same event from Amarillo landed safely; however, the distressed plane emitted an emergency locator signal before disappearing from radar.
- Weather conditions near the crash site were mostly cloudy with a thunderstorm occurring two hours later, according to the National Weather Service.
