Placer County Pilot Dead After Crashing On Mt. Diablo

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MT. DIABLO (CBS13) — According to the FAA, a single-engine Mooney M20 plane crashed last night on Mt. Diablo.

The plane took off from Hayward last night and was reportedly heading to Lincoln.

#MtDiablo - Authorities are investigating a fatal plane crash on Mount Diablo - a body was located amidst the wreckage of the single-engine aircraft Saturday afternoon pic.twitter.com/poxUOOPsSd
— Danville/SR Updates (@DanvilleSR_News) February 10, 2019

The plane was reported missing this morning when a family member reported the aircraft was overdue.

The NTSB is the lead investigative agency.

The name of the pilot has not been released.

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