A horrifying plane crash has killed an entire pickleball team in Texas after a crash landing just south of Austin.

The Amarillo Pickleball Club had been travelling to New Braunfels for a tournament, but crashed before arriving with the plane going down in Wimberley at around 11pm on Thursday evening. Five people were on the small aircraft and were all prounounced dead at the scene.

A small plane has crashed in Waverly, Texas, killing five people aboard

Seren Wilson, Brooke Skypala, Glen Appling, Hayden Dillard and Stacey Hedrick were named as the five individuals killed in the crash. The aircraft was a similar model to one which crashed in South Sudan, killing 14 people just a few days prior, with poor visibility blamed for the crash.

A statement from the Amarillo Pickleball Club read: “Today, the Club has received terrible news that we all must mourn in the loss of five members of our Amarillo pickleball family.

“Please keep their precious families in your thoughts and prayers.”

Tributes have been paid to those that were tragically killed in the crash, with the AHS Tennis Booster Club posting: “She was a constant supporter of Sandie Tennis and someone who poured so much into this program and the players.

“Seren loved big and her presence, encouragement, and spirit will be deeply missed by so many.”

The tournament was cancelled after learning of the crash, with the organizer stating “we’re heartbroken from this”.

Information of the crash

Witnesses said that the plane crashed in a remote location. Nobody on the ground was affected at the time, but a private property has been damaged where the plane landed.

The town in which the plane crashed, Wimberley, is a smaller city in Hays County which is a popular hiking destination.

Smaller planes such as the Cessna 421 has over 1,000 accidents each year, according to the National Safety Council.

Texas plane crash kills all 5 on board

First responders had remained at the site of the crash on Thursday evening and for several hours on Friday while the area had been controlled.

The identity of the five individuals was not released until the early hours of Saturday morning, with those on born known to have been deceased after the plane was found in Wimberley.

Investigations remain and are expected to be open for several weeks to come.