Pilot killed as small plane crashes and burns on doorstep of shopping center in Plano, Texas

Published November 21, 2023 7:22 PM

PLANO, Texas (AP) — A small plane has crashed and burned on the doorstep of a strip mall in Texas. The Tuesday crash killed the pilot and caused a nearby car to catch fire. Authorities say nobody on the ground was injured. The Federal Aviation Administration says the single-engine Mooney M20 went down at about 6 p.m. north of Air Park-Dallas Airport. Only the pilot was aboard. Photos from the scene show the wreckage in a parking space just outside of the shopping center in the Dallas suburb of Plano. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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