DEMOPOLIS, Ala.: A small plane crashed in Alabama after one of its engines failed.

According to authorities, the crash killed 7 people of one family.

Marengo Country Corner Stuart Eatmon said, the shocking event has killed 7 people of one family including husband and wife, and their five young children. They were returning to Florida after a family reunion in St. Louis when the crash took place on Saturday night.

The pilot of the plane tried to lend the Cessna C421 at an airport in Demopolis when the plane lost its right engine and crashed in a wooded area within 2 miles of the airport. According to Federal Aviation Administration, the plane was flying from St. Louis to Destin, Florida.

The family belongs to Destin area and according to their relatives, Fred Teutenberg, 42, father of 5 children had decided to fly back on Saturday because the next day the family wanted to visit church.

The plane found in the next day on Sunday afternoon and crashed in a densely wooded area.

According to officials, the plane was upside down and one of its wings had broken off as it crashed into trees.

According FAA records, the plane was built in 1978 and registered to Advanced Integrated Technology Solutions LLC in Niceville.