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Single-Engine Plane Crashes in San Francisco Bay Area, Pilot Killed

The homebuilt Van’s RV-6 aircraft crashed near a busy intersection close to Buchanan Field airport in Concord.

  • Pilot of a single-engine Van’s RV-6 plane was killed when the aircraft crashed on a city street near Buchanan Field airport in Concord, San Francisco Bay Area.
  • No one else was onboard the plane, and no vehicles on the ground were involved.
  • The plane may have had significant trouble taking off, and had already performed a 'touch and go' before crashing.
  • The plane also struck a vehicle, the driver of which was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
  • The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.
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