NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — Authorities are investigating a Friday evening plane crash near Covelo that killed two people.
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office said its deputies responded to the report of a plane crash in the 21000 block of Airport Road in Covelo at 6 p.m. Friday.
A short time later, deputies were informed the airplane was on fire and the fire was spreading into nearby vegetation.
Personnel from Cal Fire, United States Forestry Service, California Highway Patrol, and Round Valley Tribal Police Department responded to the crash scene as well, officials said.
Once the fire was contained, deputies began searching the debris field. They located the bodies of two deceased individuals who remain unidentified at this time due to the conditions of their bodies, she sheriff’s office said.
Deputies initiated a coroner's investigation specific to aircraft accident protocols and contacted the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.
The circumstances/cause of the crash is currently being investigated by NTSB investigators who were making arrangements to respond to the crash scene upon being notified of the incident by the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office.
The Sheriff's Office Coroner's Division will continue the Coroner's Investigation in conjunction with the NTSB investigation.
Anyone with information that may assist investigators are urged to contact the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office Dispatch Center by calling 707-463-4086.
Authorities investigate fatal Covelo plane crash
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