Overview
- A single-engine aircraft crashed while landing at Sonoma Valley (Schellville) Airport on Wednesday, coming to rest upside down in a watery ditch beside Runway 7.
- Sonoma County deputies, Schell‑Vista and Sonoma Valley fire crews, medics and an airlift helicopter responded and secured the site at about 4:19 p.m.
- Authorities said three people were aboard the plane.
- Reports differ on the number of injured: the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office said two people were injured while other outlets reported three; one person was airlifted to Santa Rosa Memorial, another was taken to Queen of the Valley, and a third was released at the scene.
- The crash was confined to the airport and investigators are working to determine the cause; Sonoma Valley Airport is a small, privately owned public‑use field known for vintage and veteran aircraft.