CONCORD – The person killed in a plane crash Tuesday in Concord has been identified as Jacek Romansk, 75, of Berkeley, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office.
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The crash happened around 11 a.m. at the intersection of Diamond Boulevard and Concord Avenue, near Buchanan Field Airport.
Romansk was the only person aboard the two-seater, single-engine Van’s RV-6, according to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. No vehicles on the ground were involved in the crash.
The crash is the second to involve a small, homebuilt plane in recent weeks in the Bay Area. On Jan. 14, a Cozy Mark IV crashed into the ocean near Half Moon Bay, killing four people. A third body was recovered near the crash site earlier this week.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating both crashes.
