PRESS RELEASE
FROM THE MARIN
COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
ROBERT T.
DOYLE, SHERIFF
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: October 13, 2011
On October 13, 2011 at 4:02 p.m. the Marin
County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received several emergency calls
reporting a small plane crash near the Smith Ranch Airport, 400 Smith Ranch
Road, San Rafael. Deputies responded to the marsh area east of the airport and
located a small plane with moderate damage. The pilot, who was uninjured, had
already climbed out of the plane and walked back to the airport.
The 65 year-old Novato resident explained that
he had just taken off from the Smith Ranch Airport in his GN1 Air Camper, which
he had built himself, when he experienced engine trouble and ditched the plane
in the marsh.
The National Transportation Safety Board
determined there will be no investigation into the matter.
Deputies have closed their investigation into
the matter.
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