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Five Killed in Cessna 421 Crash Near Wimberley, Texas

The accident record lists five aboard and five fatalities; the National Transportation Safety Board investigation is open and the cause has not been determined.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 9:30 a.m. ET
people aboard a were killed when the aircraft crashed near Wimberley, Texas, at about 4:03 a.m. local time on May 1, 2026, according to the accident record. The event is still developing, and the National Transportation Safety Board investigation is open. The accident record lists people on board and fatalities, gives the aircraft type as a and the registration as , describes the aircraft as destroyed, and classifies the flight as a Part 91 general aviation flight. The cause has not been determined. Aircraft registry records list as a Cessna 421C, serial number 421C0242, registered in the United States, with the registered owner recorded as Investor Resourses Group Llc Dba; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight. Weather observations recorded at San Marcos Regional Airport (KHYI), 15.9 miles away and seven minutes from the reported time, show wind from 30 degrees at 14 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, an overcast ceiling at 800 feet, light rain and 63°F. The coded observation also noted distant lightning to the southeast. These are instrument readings only and say nothing about what happened. Geographic reference data places Wimberley in Hays County, Texas, at a settlement elevation of 879 feet, 3.2 miles west of Restoration Ranch Airport (70XS), 3.6 miles west-southwest of White Wings Airport (3TS1) and 4.6 miles south-southeast of Mount Sharp Airpark (TT35). The NTSB database, which begins in 2008, contains 33 other cases involving the Cessna 421C, of which 18 involved a fatality; that count is a matter of record and says nothing about the cause of this accident.

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Reference data

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Registration
N291AN
Type
Cessna 421C
Registered owner
Investor Resourses Group Llc DbaThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
Terrain elevation
879 ft
Nearest aerodrome
3.2 miles W of Restoration Ranch Airport (70XS)

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Revision history

  1. Version 37 Aug 2026, 13:30current

    No new facts; wording and headline tightened, no substantive changes.

  2. Version 25 Aug 2026, 20:37

    Corrected the bearings to nearby aerodromes to match the geographic reference data and removed decoded figures from the raw weather observation.

  3. Version 15 Aug 2026, 16:04

    First published.

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