Pilot hurt in morning plane crash at Truckee Tahoe Airport
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/21/2011 - 12:01pm
A pilot was seriously injured after a twin-engine plane crashed shortly after takeoff near Lake Tahoe.
Kevin Bumen, director of aviation at Truckee Tahoe Airport, said the pilot was the only person onboard when the Piper Aztec crashed on airport grounds and caught fire about 9:20 a.m. this morning. Go here to read the story.
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