CONCORD, Calif. (KGO) -- A plane crashed in a hilly area near Concord Tuesday afternoon, killing the lone person on board, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said.
Contra Costa Fire Protection District fire Inspector Steve Aubert said someone reported that they saw a plane go down near Kirker Pass Road in the area of Nortonville Road around 12:30 p.m. He says there were reports that the plane might have clipped power lines before crashing.
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They say the small plane crashed, causing a brush fire that grew to a quarter-acre, but has since been put out. Fire officials say the recent helped keep the rain from spreading into a massive fire.
FAA spokesman Ian Gregor said the crash occurred about 6 miles east of Buchanan Field Airport in Concord and that the plane was a Beechcraft Bonanza that was destroyed in a post-crash fire.
Gregor said more information about the circumstances of the crash were not immediately available.
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The pilot was the only person aboard the plane and FAA officials have not yet confirmed a registration number for the aircraft, Gregor said.
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the plane crash, according to Gregor.