Pilot killed in small plane’s fiery crash into Texas shopping center parking lot, official says

A pilot flying a single-engine aircraft that careened into a Texas shopping center parking lot on Tuesday has died, Plano Fire Department Lt. Daniel Daly told CNN.

The pilot was the only person onboard the small Mooney M20, which crashed north of the Air Park-Dallas Airport in Plano, Texas, around 6 p.m. CT, according to a Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson. The aircraft landed in a parking lot less than a mile from the airport, according to Daly.

The plane “did not land on or collide with anything,” Daly said.

Authorities have not identified the pilot and it’s unclear what led to the crash.