Palo Alto, CA. — Fire Department crews were responding to an aircraft down near the Palo Alto Airport Tuesday.
Officials say the small aircraft went down approximately 40 feet offshore of the airport.
Three people were on-board—one person was pronounced dead and two are being transported to Stanford Trauma Center.
It was unclear what caused the plane to crash.
AIRCRAFT CRASH UPDATE: 3 victims (1 deceased, 2 being prepared for transport to Stanford Trauma Center)
— PaloAltoFire (@PaloAltoFire) September 4, 2018
Thee FAA is investigating.
Palo Alto Airport is a general aviation airport in the city of Palo Alto in Santa Clara County, California, USA, near the south end of San Francisco Bay on the western shore.
