Three people were killed on Sunday night when a pilot flying a small plane with “engine trouble” crashed while attempting to make an emergency landing in San Antonio, reports said.
The Piper PA-24 Cherokee was trying to land at San Antonio International Airport when it crashed into the street about a mile away from the airport, authorities said during a press conference Sunday night, according to KSAT-TV.
All three aboard were killed.
Although the small aircraft landed in a residential area, there were no injuries reported on the ground.
“As tragic as it is, it could’ve been much worse,” Fire Chief Charles Hood said at the press conference.
The pilot had activated an alert to indicate that he was attempting to make an emergency landing because of engine trouble, Hood said.
The aircraft was flying from Sugar Land, southwest of Houston, to a location 30 miles north of San Antonio.