Pilot Scott Killian, 61, and passenger Dreyson Hicks, 22, both die when plane crash-lands, starts fire in near Berryessa Estates in Pope Valley, California
At Least 1 Dead After Plane Crash Near Berryessa Estates in Napa County: Officials
Crews from Cal Fire's Sonoma-Lake-Napa unit and Napa County Fire were on the scene. The fire was contained as of 10:27 a.m., according to a tweet from Cal Fire.
Update: Two dead in plane crash in rural Napa County; small fire put out
Remains of a plane were found within the perimeter of a one-acre vegetation fire that was reported to Cal Fire at about 8:30 a.m., according to spokesman Tyree Zander of the firefighting agency’s Sonoma-Lake-Napa unit.
Napa County identifies two who died in crash of small plane
Scott Killian, a 61-year-old Roseville resident, was piloting the plane when it went down near Pope Valley at about 8:30 a.m. Sunday, the Napa County Coroner’s Office announced Thursday. Killian died at the scene along with his passenger, 22-year-old Dreyson Hicks.
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