Man killed in Sonoma County plane crash identified, 3 hospitalized

SONOMA, Calif. -- A 38-year-old man who was killed in a plane crash today near the Sonoma Skyport Airport has been identified as William Sachs Goldman of San Francisco, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said.

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.

Fire officials said one person died, and two other victims were transported to Children's Hospital Oakland following a plane crash in Sonoma this afternoon.

Three people went to hospitals, two by helicopter and one by ambulance, according to the fire dispatcher.

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.