Several agencies are responding to a deadly plane crash near the Tahoe Truckee Airport that claimed two lives Saturday night during a blizzard in the Sierra. The plane crashed near Glenshire Drive and Olympic Boulevard, police said. The Truckee Fire Protection District said the scene happened between the Truckee River and the railroad tracks. No one survived the crash, according to Truckee Fire. The Tahoe Truckee Airport confirmed two people died in the crash, but did not provide additional information about the victims. No homes were damaged, but some railroad tracks are being repaired by crews. The cause of the accident is still unknown. No structures were threatened and no roads were closed, police said. KCRA 3 meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn said it was snowing lightly in Truckee at the time of the crash, visibility was half a mile, and although the wind was light, it was still unclear how many people were on board. The aircraft involved was a single engine, turboprop aircraft. According to Federal Aviation Administration records, it was a Daher TBM 700. The plane originally took off from Centennial Airport in Colorado on Saturday afternoon. This is a developing story. Refresh this page for updates.
Several agencies are responding to a deadly plane crash near the Tahoe Truckee Airport that claimed two lives Saturday night during a blizzard in the Sierra.
The plane crashed near Glenshire Drive and Olympic Boulevard, police said.
The Truckee Fire Protection District said the scene happened between the Truckee River and the railroad tracks.
No one survived the crash, according to Truckee Fire.
The Tahoe Truckee Airport confirmed two people died in the crash, but did not provide additional information about the victims.
No homes were damaged, but some railroad tracks are being repaired by crews.
The cause of the accident is still unknown. No structures were threatened and no roads were closed, police said.
KCRA 3 meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn said Truckee had moderate snowfall at the time of the crash, but winds were light, with half-mile visibility.
It is not yet clear how many people were on board.
The aircraft involved was a single engine, turboprop aircraft. According to the Federal Aviation Administration registry, it is a Daher TBM 700.
The flight originally took off from Centennial Airport in Colorado on Saturday afternoon.
This is a growing story. Refresh this page for updates.
