Friday, May 22, 2015

1 PERSON DEAD AFTER A CESSNA 210 SMALL PLANE CRASHES NEAR LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA





This single-engine Cessna 210 flying from Concord to Reid-Hillview Airport crashed near Livermore. It went missing Thursday night, but was found Friday morning, May 22, 2015.

MAY 22, 2015

LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA

One person is dead after a plane crashed near Livermore Thursday night or Friday morning, according to the Alameda County coroner's bureau and the Federal Aviation Administration.
Civil Air Patrol pilots found the wreckage of an aircraft Friday morning near Livermore, according to information from the FAA.

FAA spokesman Ian Gregor said that according to preliminary information, a single-engine Cessna 210 en route to Reid-Hillview Airport in San Jose from Concord was overdue Thursday.

Gregor said according to local authorities the pilot was the only person on board.

Officials with the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will be investigating the crash, Gregor said. The NTSB will be the lead investigating agency.

An official with the Alameda County coroner's bureau said someone from the bureau was on the way to the crash site Friday afternoon.