The crash happened around 12:45 p.m. in Schell-Vista in the area of San Luis Road and Broadway south of Sonoma, according to a Sonoma County Fire and Emergency dispatcher.
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1 dead, 2 hospitalized following plane crash in Sonoma
The plane was a single-engine Cirrus SR22 with four people on board that crashed in a field about 1,000 feet west of the airport, Federal Aviation Administration officials said.
Three people went to hospitals, two by helicopter and one by ambulance, according to the fire dispatcher.
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The Schell-Vista Fire Protection District and Sonoma County Sheriff's Office responded to the crash.
An investigation into the crash by the FAA is underway.