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Two Killed in Cessna 340 Crash Near Klein, Texas

The NTSB is investigating the September 28 accident; the cause has not been determined.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 9:13 a.m. ET
people aboard a were killed when the aircraft crashed near Klein, Texas, on September 28, 2025, at about 5:12 p.m. local time, according to the accident record. The investigation remains open. The accident record lists people on board and fatalities, and states the aircraft was destroyed. It classifies the flight as a Part 91 general aviation flight and identifies the aircraft as a registered . The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating. The cause has not been determined. Aircraft registry records list as a twin-engine piston landplane, serial number 340-0104, with Continental Motor TSIO-520 series engines, registered in the United States. The registry lists the registered owner as Willis James A; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight. Weather observations recorded at David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (KDWH), 1.6 miles away and 19 minutes from the reported time of the accident, showed wind from 90 degrees at 8 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, clear skies and a temperature of 89°F. Geographic reference data places Klein in Harris County, Texas, at a terrain elevation of 141 feet, 1.6 miles southeast of KDWH and 8.1 miles east of Dan Jones International Airport. As a matter of record, the NTSB database, which begins in 2008, contains 23 other cases involving the , of which 10 involved a fatality. That count says nothing about the cause of this accident.

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Reference data

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Registration
N269WT
Type
Cessna 340 — twin-engine piston landplane
Engines
CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
Registered owner
Willis James AThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
Terrain elevation
141 ft
Nearest aerodrome
1.6 miles SE of David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (KDWH/DWH)

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Revision history

  1. Version 27 Aug 2026, 13:13current

    Removed the "developing" framing from the lead; investigation described as open and otherwise unchanged.

  2. Version 15 Aug 2026, 20:34

    First published.

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