Boy, 3, among 3 dead in Houston area glider crash
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Authorities say three family members, including a 3-year-old boy, are dead after their glider crashed into a field in Southeast Texas.
The Texas Department of Public Safety says the crash happened around 5 p.m. Sunday near Wallis, about 40 miles west of Houston.
The department says 68-year-old Fred Blair of Wallis, 32-year-old Matilda Blair and 3-year-old Andrew Blair all died in the crash. Trooper Erik Burse said Monday that the Blairs are related and live in Houston.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The glider was registered to the Greater Houston Soaring Association.
The Federal Aviation Administration says the glider went into a nose dive and didn't recover almost immediately after it was released from the tow aircraft.
Investigators are trying to determine what caused the accident.