Small plane crash lands into Sonoma County vineyard

Photo credit: Sonoma County Sheriff

A small aircraft made an emergency landing into the middle of a vineyard Saturday, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff.

The crash landing happened around 3:25 p.m. after the Santa Rosa Airport Tower reported a Cessna 172 had engine failure, the sheriff's office posted on Facebook.

Crews were initially told the plane was going to attempt a landing near the Windsor Gold Course. When the tower was unable to reach the pilot on the radio, they used an emergency helicopter to locate the crashed plane.

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Eventually the aircraft was found in the middle of a vineyard in the 9000 block of Eastside Road in Windsor.

The pilot of the Cessna was uninjured, authorities said.

Deputies contacted the NTSB to investigate the incident.

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