NewsCalifornia News

Actions

3 killed in California vineyard plane crash were family

Small Plane Crash
Posted
and last updated

ANGWIN, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say three people killed last week when a small airplane crashed and burned in a Napa County vineyard were members of the same family.

A pilot and two passengers were aboard when the plane went down Friday in the community of Angwin, north of San Francisco. The Napa County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Monday that the pilot was 73-year-old Robert Nicholas of Murrieta, California. Also killed were Nicholas’ daughter, Shauna Waite, and her husband, James Waite. They were both 37 and lived in Arlington, Virginia.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash of the Beech V35B.

,

Weather

Daily Forecast

View Hourly Forecast

Day

Conditions

HI / LO

Precip

Thursday

05/08/2025

Clear

-° / 63°

0%

Friday

05/09/2025

Clear

99° / 67°

0%

Saturday

05/10/2025

Mostly Clear

102° / 67°

0%

Sunday

05/11/2025

Clear

93° / 59°

0%

Monday

05/12/2025

Mostly Cloudy

78° / 54°

21%

Tuesday

05/13/2025

Mostly Clear

73° / 54°

2%

Wednesday

05/14/2025

Clear

81° / 58°

1%

Thursday

05/15/2025

Mostly Clear

87° / 62°

0%