1 killed in small plane crash in Northern California, officials say

CONCORD, Calif. -- One idiosyncratic has died pursuing a tiny level clang Tuesday successful Concord, California, officials confirmed.

The Van's R-V-6 craft was recovered successful the roadworthy adjacent Buchanan Field Airport.

According to FlightAware, a level with the process fig that's matching the 1 successful the clang was doing a maneuver called touch-and-go.

The occurrence section says they besides heard reports of that anterior to the crash, and it appears this level did nosedive soon aft taking off. Buchanan Airfield is simply a fewer blocks distant from the scene.

The idiosyncratic who was killed was the sole occupant of the plane.

"It had conscionable taken disconnected from the airport," said Contra Costa Fire Batt. Chief Kevin Platt. I've heard conflicting reports that it was doing touch-and-gos oregon had taken disconnected respective times already, I don't know. But this clip it had conscionable taken disconnected and it took what was reported to america arsenic an abrupt nosedive."

There was important harm successful and astir the country wherever it crashed.

The FAA and NTSB are present investigating the crash.