Palo Alto: “The pilot of a plane that reportedly experienced mechanical failure after taking off from the Palo Alto Airport Monday at 1:47 p.m. tried to return to the facility, only to crash into the marshland near the airport at 1:50 p.m., according to local officials and a flight-data website. After takeoff, the twin-engine Beechcraft Baron 58P made a U-turn near Fremont’s Dumbarton Point, then struck Palo Alto power lines and crashed landed, flight-tracking data shows.”
