Current:Home > MarketsPilot dies after small plane crashes in Plano, Texas shopping center parking lot: Police-LoTradeCoin
Pilot dies after small plane crashes in Plano, Texas shopping center parking lot: Police
View Date:2024-12-23 20:46:16
Authorities say a pilot was killed after his small plane crashed and burst into flames in the parking lot of a Texas shopping center on Tuesday night.
Plano Fire-Rescue in Plano, Texas said they responded to a call on Nov. 22 near Mama’s Daughters’ Diner. The plane crashed in the parking lot in front of the restaurant.
According to the Plano Police Department the plane was a single-engine Mooney M20, and only the pilot was onboard, the Federal Aviation Administration told the Dallas Morning News.
“The plane did not actually land on or collide with anything,” Plano Fire-Rescue spokesman Daniel Daly said at a news conference, according to the Dallas Morning News. “However, the fire resulting from the crash did involve an unoccupied parked vehicle.”
'Unbelievable':Navy plane with 9 on board overshoots runway in Hawaii, lands in water
'A lot of smoke'
Those shopping at outlets in the vicinity said they heard a loud crash and went out to see what happened.
"When I came out there was a lot of smoke and later I heard a noise again," Kiu Nguyen, who was at a nearby nail salon told CBS News. "It was so scary. Everybody came and saw a lot of smoke."
Kevin Holigan, another witness told CBS News that the flames were so high, he couldn't figure out what was on fire.
The crash was just less than half a mile from Air Park-Dallas Airport, but it's unclear if that's where the pilot intended to go.
Police say the crash is being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board.
Watch:Plane skids off runway, crashes into moving car during emergency landing in Texas
veryGood! (8)
Related
- Volunteer firefighter accused of setting brush fire on Long Island
- Arizona man sold firearms to undercover FBI agent for mass shooting, indictment says
- Inflation eases slightly ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision
- Caitlin Clark is part of the culture wars. It's not her fault. It's everyone else's.
- Pete Rose fans say final goodbye at 14-hour visitation in Cincinnati
- Emma Heming Willis Celebrates Her and Bruce Willis' Daughter Mabel Graduating With Family Affair
- Walmart to change how you see prices in stores: What to know about digital shelf labels
- Hailey Bieber's Update About Her Latest Pregnancy Struggle Is So Relatable
- Michael Grimm, former House member convicted of tax fraud, is paralyzed in fall from horse
- A 98-year-old man’s liver was donated. He is believed to be the oldest American organ donor ever
Ranking
- Quincy Jones' cause of death revealed: Reports
- Ozy Media went from buzzy to belly-up. Its founder, Carlos Watson, is now on trial
- 'Unfinished beef': Joey Chestnut, Takeru Kobayashi set for rematch in Netflix hot dog contest
- Massachusetts House passes bill strengthening LGBTQ+ parents’ rights
- Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson weighs in on report that he would 'pee in a bottle' on set
- Yes! Kate Spade Outlet’s 70% off Sale, Plus an Extra 20% Includes $60 Crossbodies, $36 Wristlets & More
- Joey Chestnut, Takeru Kobayashi to compete in Netflix competition
- Riot Fest announces shakeup with new location, lineup: Fall Out Boy, Beck, Slayer
Recommendation
-
Inflation ticked up in October, CPI report shows. What happens next with interest rates?
-
Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum quieting the doubters as they push Celtics to brink of NBA title
-
11 players you need to know for Euro 2024, from Mbappé to Kvaratskhelia
-
It’s not your imagination. Men really do eat more meat than women, study says
-
2025 Medicare Part B premium increase outpaces both Social Security COLA and inflation
-
Republican Party rifts on display in Virginia congressional primary pitting Good and McGuire
-
New Hampshire attorney general says fatal killing of Manchester man by police was legally justified
-
Nicola Coughlan Is a Blushing Bride at Bridgerton Red Carpet in London