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Vintage Plane Crashes Near Texas Apartment Complex

The National Transportation Safety Board said the crash occurred around 3:15 p.m. on Saturday.

FREDERICKSBURG, Texas — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has confirmed they are investigating the crash of a North American P-51D in Fredericksburg on Saturday.

NTSB said the crash occurred around 3:15 p.m. on Saturday in the parking lot of a Fredericksburg apartment complex. MacDonald Companies confirmed it was the Friendship Place Apartments, located at 709 S. Creek Street.

MacDonald Companies President Justin MacDonald said, "According to law enforcement sources and eyewitness accounts, the plane was destroyed upon impact, killing both occupants. No other injuries or casualties were reported among bystanders on the ground."

The National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg originally tweeted that both the passengers were both veterans, but later corrected themselves, saying only one of them was.

NTSB is sending an investigator to Fredericksburg to assess damage. They should arrive around midday on Sunday.

Glenn Kropat shared these photos with KVUE:

And Marlene Matos shared these:

KVUE's Hank Cavagnaro took the photos below Saturday night at the scene of the crash:

This is a developing story. We are working on getting more information.

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