Guest guest Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 Truckee Plane Crash Kills 2 POSTED: 3:06 pm PST December 28, 2005 UPDATED: 10:06 am PST December 29, 2005 TRUCKEE, Calif. -- A plane went down near the Truckee airport Wednesday afternoon, according to the Placer County Sheriff's Department. Department officials confirmed that a private jet went down around 2 p.m. just south of the airport. The small business plane that carries six to eight people banked left to land at the airport but never straightened out, crashing into the ground and bursting into flames, according Placer County Sheriff's Department spokesman Lt. George Malim. The plane was headed to Truckee from Twin falls, Idaho, according to authorities. Placer County and Nevada County emergency teams responded to the area, confirming at least two deaths. National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Ted Lopatkiewicz said that there were no other people onboard. Lopatkiewicz added that it was a positioning flight, meaning that the pilots were moving the plane to pick up passengers. http://www.kcra.com/news/5695597/detail.html?subid=22100408 & qs=1;bp=t Dear List, Dasha: Ve/Sa/Ve/Sa/Sa. Best wishes, satva Jorge Angelino Rua da Sociedade Filarmónica Perpétua Azeitonense, 29 2925-598 Azeitão Portugal jorge.angelino tel: mobile: 210813674 963916784 Add me to your address book... Want a signature like this? -- Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.9/216 - Release 29.12.2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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