One person was killed in a small plane crash near Buchanan Field Airport in Concord Tuesday morning, according to fire officials.
The single-engine plane went down at about 10:30 a.m. shortly after taking off from the airport.
Witnesses said the plane appeared to lose power before it crashed nose first at the intersection of Concord Avenue and Diamond Boulevard.
Darrell Victor was playing golf at a nearby course when he spotted the plane in trouble.
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"It was sputtering," Victor said. "Actually it was right above us. He started to turn, and we were hoping he was going to be able to glide back, but he just started coming down and we started running."
The plane is a Van's RV-6, the Contra Costa Fire Protection District said.
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Concord police said the plane struck one car in the roadway. The driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
The crash is under investigation.
No other information was immediately available.
