Pilot killed in Concord plane crash identified
A small plane crashed in Concord, Calif. on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024.
CONCORD, Calif. - A pilot who died in a plane crash Tuesday in Concord has been identified by the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office as Jacek Romanski, a 75-year-old Berkeley resident.
Romanski was the only person on board the Van's RV-6 aircraft when it went down at about 10:30 a.m. at Concord Avenue and Diamond Boulevard, just south of Buchanan Field Airport and the adjacent Skylinks at Buchanan Fields Golf Course.
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When the crash occurred, the plane struck a vehicle and its driver was taken to a hospital with a complaint of pain injury, Concord police said.
The crash is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration.