Marin Headlands Plane Crash Victims ID’d

MARIN COUNTY, CA — The two victims in Friday’s fatal Marin Headlands plane crash have been identified by as Mike B. Briare, 57 and Jennifer Lyn Fox, 52, authorities said.

The two were aboard a fixed wing single engine Vans RV-10 personal aircraft that at around 12:09 p.m. crashed into a ridge near Slackers Hill, away from roads and hiking trails, the Marin County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

Both are Sacramento residents, KCRA reports.

The crash occurred amid dense fog and high winds in rugged terrain, but officials have not determined what role, if any, the weather conditions played in the crash.

The airplane’s emergency beacon was reportedly activated at approximately 12:11, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Multiple first responder agencies were dispatched to complete a search for the aircraft in the area where the emergency beacon had been activated, the Sheriff’s Office said.

The downed aircraft was located on a steep hillside north of Conzelman Road away.

“Two people were located within the wreckage and declared deceased at the scene,” the Sheriff’s Office said.

“Locating the aircraft was hampered by heavy fog and condensation, which obscured visibility in the area.”

A forensic postmortem examination with toxicology will be completed early this week, the agency said.

“The cause and manner of death will be pending the conclusion of the investigations being completed by the National Park Service Golden Gate Recreation Area (NPS), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), and the Marin County Sheriff’s Office - Coroner Division,” the MCSO said.