Cessna 421c crash near Wimberley kills 5 in Hays County

A cessna 421c crashed Thursday night in Wimberley, Texas, killing all five people aboard, Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra said in a Facebook post. The crash took place in Hays County, about 40 miles southwest of Austin.

For people in and around Wimberley, the immediate confirmed facts are narrow but stark: one small plane went down, and no one aboard survived. The county judge’s post put the crash in public view on Friday after the Thursday night accident.

Ruben Becerra Post

Becerra identified the crash location as Wimberley in his Facebook post. That places the accident in a small city southwest of Austin, within Hays County.

The location detail gives the public the clearest geographic point so far. It also narrows the area for anyone trying to understand where the plane came down and which county is handling the immediate aftermath.

Wimberley Crash Site

The plane went down Thursday night, and the count aboard did not change: five people were on the aircraft, and all five died. Those are the only casualty figures given in the available facts.

With the crash described as a small-plane accident near Austin, the practical takeaway for nearby residents is simple. The event already has a fixed location and a fixed toll, and the county judge has publicly tied it to Wimberley in Hays County.

Hays County Toll

Wimberley sits about 40 miles, or 64 kilometers, southwest of Austin. That geography places the crash outside the city but within the county area Becerra represents.

The next step in the public record is the continued handling of the crash as a county matter, with the judge’s Friday statement serving as the first named account in the facts available here.