UPDATE: 3 people dead in Napa County plane crash

A pilot and two passengers died after their Beechcraft 35 Bonanza plane crashed in Angwin in Napa County, California.
A pilot and two passengers died after their Beechcraft 35 Bonanza plane crashed in Angwin in Napa County, California. Photo credit Napa County Sheriff's Office Facebook page

A small plane crashed in a Napa County vineyard Friday morning, officials said.

Three people – a pilot and two passengers – were on the plane when it crashed shortly after 8:40 a.m. near the Angwin Airport, the Napa County Sheriff's Office said.

All three people died. Their identifies are still unknown. The Napa County Sheriff's Office estimates it will be a couple of days before the victims can be identified.

The aircraft was a Beechcraft 35 Bonanza plane.

About 15 workers in the vineyard witnessed the crash.

A small fire did ignite when the plane crashed but was quickly extinguished.

The Federal Aviation Administration is conducting an investigation into what happened.

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