Three people killed in Lafayette Parish plane crash, officials confirm
Three people killed in Lafayette Parish plane crash, officials confirm
VATICAN, La. (KLFY) — Three people have died in a plane crash in Lafayette Parish, officials have confirmed.
The crash occurred in a field at the corner of Gloria Switch Road and La. 93 near the community of Vatican.
The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office has confirmed there are three fatalities.
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Officials said the aircraft was a Beechcraft Baron twin-prop plane. According to online records, the plane was owned by Align Aviation in Woodland, Texas.
The flight took off from Hooks Memorial Airport in Houston at 9:53 a.m. Its intended destination was a private airport 8 miles south of Cankton.
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The beechcraft baron airplane that crashed in lafayette parish on oct. 21, 2025.
No other information has yet been released.
KLFY has a news crew on the scene. This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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