![]() ![]() “Our hearts go out to the families of those that perished in this tragic accident. The names of victims are not being released until notification of families is confirmed. The fire burned approximately one acre and took an hour and a half to extinguish.Įl Dorado County Sheriff’s Department reports that the plane had been heard by witnesses to have apparent engine problems, and was seen to dip downward into the ground while attempting a turn.Īccording to Federal Aviation Administration, there were multiple victims and no survivors of the crash. The crash ignited a fire in the meadow just past the airport off of Winnemucca Avenue. ![]() UPDATE 2:56PM: The City of South Lake Tahoe issued the following news release and photos this afternoon:Ī small plane crashed shortly after takeoff on Saturday, August 25th at 9:48 pm from Lake Tahoe Airport. Francisco's wife and daughter and two other people were on board as well. Javier de la Mora says his brother, Francisco de la Mora, of Fresno was in the airplane when it crashed. UPDATE 3:27PM: KOLO Reno Channel 8 reports the brother of the registered owner of the Piper that crashed in South Lake Tahoe Saturday night says all five people aboard died. ![]()
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