2 killed in small plane crash in Northern California: media-Xinhua

2 killed in small plane crash in Northern California: media

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2022-09-05 10:54:15

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed after a small plane crashed on Sunday morning in Northern California, local media reported.

The Beech 58 plane crashed around 9 a.m. local time (0200 GMT) into an orchard in Galt, a city in Sacramento County, reported KCRA-TV, an NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Sacramento, citing the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Authorities told the news outlet that firefighters had to swim through a small body of water to reach the plane.

Two people were on board and both died at the scene of the crash, a spokesperson with the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office was quoted as saying.

The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash, said the report.