Responding to the crash, the Marin County Sheriff's Office tweeted that the pilot is in critical condition, while his passenger has died, UrduPoint reported.
Responders found a plane that had crashed into a nearby marsh when approaching the airport runway. Its tail fin had struck power lines, which were wrapped around the plane.
According to flight information, the two were the only people aboard the aircraft, which departed from Minden in the western US state of Nevada.
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