2 Dead in Small Plane Crash in Caldwell
Updated: Tuesday, 08 Dec 2009, 12:07 PM CST
Published : Monday, 07 Dec 2009, 12:19 PM CST
Caldwell County, TX (myFOXaustin.com) - Federal investigators are investigating a deadly plane crash in Caldwell County. Two people are dead including a young boy.
The victims were both aboard the plane. No one on the ground was hurt. The single engine plane crashed about 11:30am Monday in a field off County Road 177 and Highway 183.
The plane hit the ground so hard nothing is left of it except a debris field about 250 yards wide.
Witnesses wonder if foggy weather and poor visibility contributed to the accident.
The plane was a Piper, model P486 in route from Rockport, Texas to the Austin airport.
Airport officials say the pilot did not send a distress call.
Relatives have confirmed that the pilot was Ken Riley, a prominent oil and gas attorney. He was flying on the plane with his six-year-old grandson.
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