2 Escape Injury When Plane Crashes Near Byron Airport In Contra Costa County
BYRON (CBS SF) -- Two people escaped injury earlier Sunday when a kit plane went down in a field in unincorporated Contra Costa County, county fire and sheriff's officials said.
A dispatcher with the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said fire officials received the first report of the crash at 5:09 p.m.
The plane went down about three miles south of state Highway 4 and one mile east of the Byron Inn Café, located at 16141 Byron Highway, Contra Costa County Sheriff's Lt. Ian Herbert said.
The two people, a pilot and passenger, were unhurt, Herbert said.
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