MADISONVILLE, Texas — UPDATE: June 14, 2021
Texas DPS Public Information Officer Sgt. Justin Ruiz has released the identity of the pilot killed in the Madisonville plane crash Monday.
Apolo Diaz, 68, of Kansas City, Missouri died as he was trying to land his plane at the Madisonville Municipal Airport.
Diaz's five passengers remain in critical condition and are at hospitals in Bryan, College Station, Temple and Houston.
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One person is dead and five people were hurt after a plane crashed just short of the runway at Madisonville Municipal Airport Monday.
Authorities with Texas DPS said the crash happened around 1 a.m. as it was attempting to land at the airport. The plane was a Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six and was privately owned. According to flight data records, the plane with six people on board departed from Port Isabel Cameron County Airport, located in Port Isabel, Texas.
FlightAware data shows the plane's destination was Madisonville and it was scheduled to land at 11:55 p.m. Sunday. The plane had flown to several locations throughout the day, including flying from Mosby, Missouri, to Wills Point, Texas, then Kingsville, Alice and finally, Port Isabel.
The NTSB will have an investigator at the scene by Monday afternoon. The identity of the person who died has not yet been released. Authorities said many of the survivors suffered critical injuries.
This is a developing story. We will continue to keep you updated as more information is released.
