SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS RADIO) – Two people are dead after a single-engine plane crashed in the Marin Headlands on Friday afternoon.
In a statement to KCBS Radio, FAA officials said the single-engine Vans RV-10 crashed in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area around 2:40 p.m.
The National Park Service tweeted that an emergency beacon for a small aircraft was activated in the Marin Headlands at about 2:15 p.m. Crews later determined the plane went down on a backcountry ridge north of Conzelman Road, away from roads and hiking trails.
The two people on the plane were found dead.
Their names are not being released pending notification of their family.
Officials said neither visitor access nor traffic in the Marin Headlands has been impacted by the crash. Fog is completely obscuring the area – including the Golden Gate Bridge – and the crash site is closed for the investigation.
An interagency team led by the NTSB includes the National Park Service, Marin County, U.S. Coast Guard and FAA. It wasn't immediately clear what circumstances led to the crash. According to the FAA, officials are expected to release the aircraft's registration number once investigators are able to verify it at the scene.
KCBS Radio has reached out to both the National Park Service for comment but has not yet heard back.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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