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One dies in crash of twin-engine plane in Texas

The pilot of the Cessna 421 reported engine and oil problems before the plane crashed and burned.

By Ed Adamczyk

April 26 (UPI) -- One person died in the crash of a twin-engine plane near Huntsville, Texas, the state Department of Public Safety announced.

The plane was registered to a resident of nearby Conroe, Texas, and crashed about 70 miles north of Houston. The body of one unidentified man was removed from the crash, although DPS divers continued a search for others possibly on board.

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While the plane was airborne on Tuesday morning, the pilot of the Cessna 421 radioed authorities that the plane encountered engine and oil problems, KTRK-TV, Houston, reported. It crashed upside down into a pond in a pasture, where it burst into flames, witnesses said.

The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident.

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