Crime & Safety
Small Plane Crashes Near Vacaville Homes
Breaking: The plane went down immediately after takeoff from the Nut Tree Airport, a Vacaville city official said.
SOLANO COUNTY, CA -- The pilot in a plane crash Friday morning in a Vacaville field walked away with very minor injuries, the Vacaville Fire Department reported.
Personnel with the Vacaville fire and police departments responded to the plane crash reported about 8:20 a.m. in the 400 block of Epic Street in the North Village area.
The small plane went down in a field immediately after takeoff from the Nut Tree Airport, City of Vacaville spokesman Mark Mazzaferro said.
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The plane landed close to the North Village housing development, according to Mazzaferro.
The male pilot refused medical treatment.
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"Luckily, the pilot was able to walk away with very minor injuries," officials with the Vacaville Fire Department stated in a Facebook post containing photos from the crash scene.
Bay City News Service contributed to this report.
Photo via Vacaville Fire Department/Facebook
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