HUNTSVILLE, Texas - One person has died after a small plane crashed near Huntsville.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, divers have recovered the body of the male pilot from the crash site. DPS said that police received a call around 9:30 a.m. from a resident on Armadillo near FM 980. The resident had seen a plane crash into a body of water.
DPS has identified the male pilot as 62-year-old Kermit Faulkner of Conroe. They added that the search continues for possible additional victims.
Police found a twin-engine Cessna 421 upside down in the water.
"It was on fire," said neighbor John Syphrett, who owns land near the crash site. "Shocking, you know. It's pretty quiet out there and then all of a sudden you hear a plane crashed in your backyard."
The Federal Aviation Administration says the pilot of the plane reported a possible oil problem and a fire before the plane went down.
Stay with KHOU for updates on this developing story.