2-Particular person Aircraft Crash in Marin County Leaves 1 Lifeless, 1 in Important Situation

A Saturday night time aircraft crash on the San Rafael Airport left one particular person lifeless and one other in vital situation, stated deputies.

In keeping with preliminary investigations from the Marin County Sheriff’s Workplace, two passengers had been on board a small plane when the aircraft went down in a marsh on the east finish of a runway.

One particular person was pronounced lifeless on the scene, and the opposite was transported to a neighborhood hospital in vital situation.

The aircraft’s tail fin additionally struck electrical strains and prompted an influence outage within the space at 10:02 p.m., in accordance with a PG&E spokesperson. About 1,887 prospects had been affected by the blackout.

Deputies stated PG&E turned off the strains so the San Rafael Fireplace Division might deal with the extrication of the passengers.

As of Sunday morning, deputies are ready for the arrival of the Nationwide Transportation Security Board, who will tackle the crash investigation.

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