How to resolve AdBlock issue? NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – The investigation is continuing into a Monday night plane crash in Colusa County that claimed the life of the pilot.
The crash was first reported shortly after 7 p.m. Monday in the foothills east of Williams, when a witness saw the plane flying low over the hills and then saw a black smoke plume, as Lake County News has reported.
The fixed-wing, single-engine plane went down under unknown circumstances and burned about one mile north of mile marker 11.88 on Highway 20 in Colusa County, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
The pilot, the only person on board, was killed in the crash, according to an initial report from the FAA.
Colusa County officials did not report on the identity of the pilot on Tuesday. FAA records showed the plane was registered to a Willows man.
The FAA told Lake County News that the plane that crashed was an experimental RV6A.
According to the Web site for Van's Aircraft RV-4, which developed the RV6A, the plane is a popular two-seat kit aircraft first introduced in 1986.
The plane that crashed was amateur-built and manufactured in 2001, according to the FAA's aircraft registration database.
The FAA confirmed that it is investigating the cause of the crash, along with the National Transportation Safety Board.
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