Two Dead in Small Plane Crash in Sonoma County
A small plane crashed and caught fire near Petaluma Municipal Airport on Wednesday morning, resulting in two fatalities.
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Two individuals died when a small plane crashed near the Petaluma Municipal Airport and the Rooster Run Golf Club around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday. The aircraft, identified by the Federal Aviation Administration as a Van’s RV-7A, was carrying two people.
Responding officers from the Petaluma Police Department found the aircraft fully engulfed in flames. "Our thoughts are with the families and loved ones of those involved in this tragic incident," the department stated.
The identities of the deceased have not yet been released. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are leading the investigation into the cause of the crash.