Two people died after their small plane crashed near an airport in Petaluma shortly after the took off Wednesday.
The aircraft went down near the Petaluma Municipal Airport and nearby Rooster Run Golf Club around 10:30 a.m. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that plane was a Van’s RV-7A carrying two people.
The FAA confirmed that the the plane had taken off from the Petaluma Municipal Airport at 10:45 a.m., ABC News reported.
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Witness video showed fire crews hosing down the plane as heavy smoke billowed from the wreckage.
The identities of the victims are currently unknown.
The Petaluma Police Department said in a statement that responding officers found the “two deceased people inside the aircraft” and the downed plane “was fully engulfed in frames.”
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating the incident.
Authorities said that any additional information about the aircraft, victim’s identities and circumstances surrounding the crash will be released by the FAA and NTSB since the agencies are leading the investigation.
“Our thoughts are with the families and loved ones of those involved in this tragic incident,” the police department added.
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