Liron and Naomi Petrushka were trying to land at Truckee Tahoe airport at 6:38pm, when their plane went down. The married couple tragically died in the crash.
KOLOTwo people were killed as a single-engine plane crashed while attempting to land in Truckee, California, on Saturday, local airport and law enforcement officials said.The Daher TBM 900 took off from Denver, Colorado, on Saturday afternoon, according to aircraft tracker FlightAware.The aircraft crashed at about 6:38 p.m. "near the area of Glenshire Drive and Olympic Blvd.," a crossroads northwest of the Truckee Tahoe Airport, police said in a statement."At this time there is no threat to any structures and no road closures," police said. "There will be a heavy presence of emergency responders in the area for an extended period of time."Investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) arrived at the crash site Sunday morning to begin documentation, according to a statement from the NTSB."The wreckage will then be recovered to a secure facility for further evaluation," the NTSB said
At least 2 people dead after plane crash near California airport wset.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wset.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.