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1 killed in small plane crash near Palo Alto Airport

One person was killed when a small plane crashed near the Palo Alto Airport Tuesday, according to fire officials. 

Three people were inside the single-engine aircraft when it crashed into the San Francisco Bay. A man was killed and two women were injured.


The two women were transported to the Stanford Trauma Center.

The plane was carrying patients to Stanford Children’s Hospital.

The single-engine Mooney M20 was trying to land when it crashed in a pond Tuesday. He says the plane had reportedly flown in from Redding.

The Federal Aviation Administration says the pilot was executing a go-around at Palo Alto Airport when it crashed.

Palo Alto Deputy Fire Chief Geoffrey Blackshire says the injured women were taken to a hospital by ambulance.

He says one of the women walked to the ambulance and the other was carried in a gurney.

The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.

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