Small plane crash kills four in Texas

Four people are dead after a small plane experienced engine trouble and crashed while attempting an emergency landing in Texas on Sunday, Report says, citing CNN.

The single-engine plane crashed at the Hilltop Lakes Airport around 10:50 a.m., Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Sgt. Erik Burse told CNN.

According to Burse, all four occupants, two men, and two women, died in the crash. The plane was flying out of Austin and returning to Louisiana.

According to FlightAware, it is unknown what type of plane it was, but the tail number Burse provided CNN shows that it belonged to a single-engine Piper Malibu Meridian.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is en route to the crash, and Texas DPS is holding the scene until FAA arrives, Burse said.