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3 people from San Antonio killed in plane crash over Thanksgiving weekend

Crash happened Saturday night near San Angelo

SAN ANTONIO – Three people from San Antonio were killed in a plane crash over the Thanksgiving weekend.

The Irion County coroner identified the victims as Jeremy Alan Sanchez, Alyse Marie Sanchez, and Katrina Sanchez.

The crash happened around 6:30 p.m. Saturday near Mertzon, about 30 miles southwest of San Angelo.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.

While the coroner didn’t provide ages, a Facebook post from Specht Elementary on Tuesday said that the “entire Comal ISD family are deeply saddened to learn about the death of one of our fifth-grade students, Katrina Sanchez, and her parents.”

According to a report from Fox West Texas, the Piper PA 28 was registered to Alyse Marie Sanchez and Jeremy Alan Sanchez of San Antonio. The report said Jeremy Sanchez is a licensed private pilot.

Flight records show the plane left Las Cruzes, New Mexico, at 10 a.m. Mountain Time and landed in Fort Stockton at 1:58 p.m. Central Time Saturday. It then left Fort Stockton at 2:32 p.m. Saturday and flew to Reagan County, possibly landing at 3:39 p.m., according to FlightAware. It does not show the departure time from Reagan County.

We will update this story as we learn more information.


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Emily Allen is the Executive Producer for the Nightbeat at KSAT 12. She is a San Antonio native with more than a decade of experience in news. She's worked as a producer in Dallas, South Bend, Ind., and most recently, Orlando, Fla. Emily is a proud graduate of Texas Christian University, a diehard Spurs fan and a devotee of Bill Miller iced tea.

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Katrina Webber joined KSAT 12 in December 2009. She reports for Good Morning San Antonio. Katrina was born and raised in Queens, NY, but after living in Gulf Coast states for the past decade, she feels right at home in Texas. It's not unusual to find her singing karaoke or leading a song with her church choir when she's not on-air.

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