Seren Wilson, Brooke Skypala, Stacy Hedrick, Glen Appling, Hayden Dillard Killed in Plane Crash in Wimberley, TX

Basic Facts

Crash date: 4-30-2026

Crash location: Outside Wimberley, Hays County, TX

People involved:

• Seren Wilson
• Brooke Skypala
• Stacy Hedrick
• Glen Appling
• Hayden Dillard

Do authorities suspect alcohol played a role in this crash?: Unknown

Did authorities recommend criminal charges?: Unknown

Do authorities suspect a product defect caused the crash?: Unknown

Accident Report

April 30, 2026, Seren Wilson, Brooke Skypala, Stacy Hedrick, Glen Appling, and Hayden Dillard were killed in a plane crash near Wimberley.

Preliminary reports say that the crash happened as the plane was traveling from River Falls to New Braunfels, between 9:11 p.m. and 11:19 p.m.

According to officials, Seren Wilson, Brooke Skypala, Stacy Hedrick, Glen Appling, and Hayden Dillard were on the plane traveling to a pickleball tournament. For reasons unclear, the private plane lost altitude and crashed into a neighborhood in the Wimberley area, which is about 20 miles north of New Braunfels.

Due to the crash, Seren Wilson, Brooke Skypala, Stacy Hedrick, Glen Appling, and Hayden Dillard all sustained fatal injuries. Right now, additional details about the cause of the accident are unavailable.

How Did This Accident Occur?

I certainly don’t want to speculate here without any further information. This could involve anything from unexpected weather conditions to a fuel leak to a pilot error to a mechanical defect. It’s going to take careful accident reconstructions to say for sure. A lot of people will leave that up to federal agencies to sort out, but I’m always concerned about how motivated those agencies are to keep families in the loop.

I’ve worked with many families who wanted to put their trust in official agencies only to find that those agencies weren’t taking any steps to answer the family’s questions or address their concerns. Sometimes, it just takes concerted efforts to get those agencies to keep families in the loop and see their needs are met. My hope is the families of the victims here are kept in the loop so they don’t have to sit around for months on end waiting for answers.

If anyone has important information about the crash they think people should know about, the comments are open to share your thoughts.