A man who died on Christmas Eve as a result of a plane crash in Rio Linda that day has been identified as Ronnie H. Metcalf, 70, of West Sacramento.
Kim Nava, a spokesperson for the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office made the identification to The Sacramento Bee. KCRA reported that Metcalf was a passenger on the small plane, a Piper Cherokee Six. He was one of two men hospitalized following the crash, along with the plane’s pilot.
The plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Rio Linda Airport. Capt. Justin Sylvia, a spokesperson for the Sacramento Fire Department said that witnesses had seen the plane dropping quickly after hearing the engine cut out…