Investigators comb for clues in deadly plane crash
NTSB investigators are probing a deadly crash in southeast Houston (KTRK)
By Courtney Fischer
Updated 28 mins ago
HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Investigators are looking for clues as to why a small plane crashed near Hobby Airport, killing three family members.
The crash happened Thursday at 1:12pm at the Gateway Ace Hardware store in the 6800 block of Telephone Road in southeast Houston.
The plane slammed into a parked car, killing all three people aboard. There was no one inside the car at the time of the crash.
Dana, Tony and Jerry Gray were flying from Norman, Oklahoma to visit Jerry's father, a patient at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Three people have died in a single-engine plane crash
Dana Gray was the pilot of the Cirrus SR-20, and attempted to land twice before the plane nose-dived into the ground.
Investigators say there was an attempt to deploy a parachute, but it did not launch in time to make a difference.
LISTEN: Audio from air traffic control tower leading up to crash
The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to give an update later today about their investigation into the crash.
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