‘Straight out of a movie’: Mother ID’d as 1 of 2 people killed in plane crash, high school says

The Nationwide Transportation Security Board is investigating the crash, which occurred in Marin Headlands, northwest of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.

The video is from an earlier report. Stick with ABC7 Information on this creating story.

Cyclists within the Marin Headlands have been taking in views of the Golden Gate however airplane crash wreckage positioned simply a number of hundred yards from bridge stopped many of their tracks.

“It is actually unhappy it seems straight out of a film,” mentioned Sue Hutner.

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Investigators from the Nationwide Transportation Security Board have been inspecting the charred wreckage of the airplane, the place a pilot and passenger died. Officers say the experimental single-engine Vans RV-10 crashed on the ridgetop round midday Friday.

Jennifer “JJ” Fox of Sacramento is recognized as one of many two killed in Friday’s airplane crash within the Marin Headlands, in line with a submit on Jesuit Excessive Faculty’s web site.

Jesuit Excessive Faculty says Fox is a mom to a sophomore scholar attending the varsity, including that Fox’s pal additionally died within the airplane crash.

An acquaintance of Fox advised ABC7 Information that Fox as soon as owned the Merely Spa in Sacramento, one of many first day spas within the metropolis.

“We do know the airplane took off from Sacramento,” mentioned NTSB Investigator Eleazar Nepomuceno.

Investigators say the airplane’s vacation spot was unknown. An emergency beacon helped first responders find the wreckage. On the time of the crash, there was heavy fog within the space.

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“It was was a pea soup fog on Friday afternoon,” mentioned Nationwide Park Service ranger Charlie Strickfaden.

Investigators haven’t decided if climate was an element within the crash however confirmed the pilot was utilizing VFR, visible flight guidelines to navigate not IFR or instrument flight guidelines, sometimes utilized in unhealthy climate.

“We all know there was fog within the space, nevertheless we are going to collect all the knowledge and meteorological info to see how the airplane interacted with the surroundings,” Nepomuceno added.

Investigators plan to take away the plane from the crash website Sunday and take the wreckage to Sacramento for additional evaluation. It might be months earlier than a explanation for the crash is set.