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RV-7A crashes in field after takeoff from Petaluma airport
A Van’s RV-7A carrying two people crashed in a field near Petaluma Municipal Airport at about 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, shortly after taking off. The occupants’ conditions were not immediately known, and an investigation is underway.
A small plane carrying two people crashed in a field near Petaluma Municipal Airport at about 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
The aircraft, identified by the FAA as a Van’s RV-7A, went down shortly after taking off from the airport. The conditions of the two people aboard were not immediately known.
An investigation into the crash is underway. No further details about the cause or the people aboard were immediately available.