4 die in plane crash, fire at Columbia Airport in California
A plane has crashed and caught fire at Columbia Airport in Tuolumne County, killing all four onboard.
A Cessna 310 crashed at 4:45 pm on the airport’s north-south runway and became completely engulfed in flames, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson confirmed to Sacramento CBS-affiliate KOVR.
The blazes then spread to a car nearby, according to the local station, but no injuries were reported in that incident.
[Breaking] Emergency services officials have arrived at the scene of a burning plane crash at the #Columbia Airport. pic.twitter.com/gYQzzMonHC
— Brendan Grainger (@S118869) July 28, 2016
#BREAKING: @TuolumneSheriff investigating plane crash at Columbia Airport. pic.twitter.com/kuIjNXjENv
— Nick Dobis (@DobisDaily) July 28, 2016
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