Pilot killed crash in shopping center parking lot in Plano, Texas, police say

A pilot was killed when a small plane crashed into a shopping center parking lot at a Texas shopping center Tuesday, authorities said.

A pilot was killed when a small plane crashed into a shopping center parking lot at a Texas shopping center Tuesday, authorities said.

Police in Plano, 20 miles north of Dallas, said the aircraft crashed directly outside a nail salon and Mama's Daughter's Diner just before 6 p.m.

"The pilot unfortunately lost their life in the tragic accident," police said on X. The pilot, the only person on board, has not been named while the family is informed.

Remarkably, no one else was hurt, and there were no reports of damage to buildings.

The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating. The cause of the crash was unknown.