Plane Carrying Pickleball Players Crashes in Texas Hill Country, Killing All 5 on Board

Plane Carrying Pickleball Players Crashes in Texas Hill Country, Killing All 5 on Board
A crashed Cessna airplane in a wooded area on Round Rock Road in Wimberley, Texas, on May 1, 2026. Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP
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WIMBERLEY, Texas—A small plane carrying pickleball players crashed among trees in Texas Hill Country, killing all five people aboard, authorities said Friday.

The crash happened around 11 p.m. Thursday in Wimberley, a city about 40 miles southwest of Austin, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.