Update December 6th, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.
The Medford Police Department are working with the Medford Fire Department, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). We can confirm two people were on the plane when it crashed and they did not survive. Next of kin have been notified. They are identified as:
Pilot: Sefton, Donald Harbert, 69 years old. He had an address in Fallon, Nevada.
Passenger: Serpa, Valorie Jean, 67 years old, also of Fallon, Nevada.
Prior Press release from December 5th, 2021 below.
On December 5th, 2021, at about 4:52 p.m., several Medford Police officers and rescue personnel responded to a plane crash in the parking lot adjacent to Airport Chevrolet, 3001 Biddle Road. Initial information indicates one person was on board the plane when it crashed and they did not survive. It is not believed anyone on the ground was injured. The plane involved is reported to be a 9 passenger propeller plane. Medford Fire and Rescue has the scene under control at this time.
