TY: GOOD MORNING. The report was accompanied by a graphic with the phony names listed alongside a photo of the burned out plane… "Hearst Television participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on purchases made through our links to retailer sites.1 dead, 1 injured in plane crash near Lake Tahoe airport You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. >> WHENEVER A PLANE GOES DOWN, THE FIRST THING YOU THINK ABOUT, WHO IS IT? Clough was piloting the plane when it crashed just after 6 p.m. in the 21000 block of Springfield Road, near the Columbia Airport in a field behind a home, the … Investigators search for clues in plane crash that killed Auburn mayor Investigators were on the scene Sunday of a single-engine Cessna plane crash that took the life of Auburn Mayor Bill Kirby. BACK TO YOU. BRIAN: NOBODY KNOWS WHY, BUT PEOPLE SAY HE WAS AN EXPERIENCED PILOT. THIS IS KCRA 3 NEWS AT 4:00. “I’d say he was one of the safest, most brilliant guys to fly,” said Ron Neufeld. SACRAMENTO METRO FIRE CREWS HAVE STOPPED A FIRE NORTH OF RIO LINDA. One person is dead and another person was injured in a plane crash Tuesday afternoon near the Lake Tahoe airport, officials said.The person injured suffered major injuries, the California Highway Patrol said.The crash happened around 3:20 p.m. in a wooded area near Rainbow Road and Highway 89, about 2 miles southwest of the airport. FELLOW PILOTS SAY HE COULD HAVE BEEN TAKING OFF AND SUFFERED AN ENGINE FAILURE AT A CRITICAL TIME. I WOULD SAY HE WAS ONE OF THE MOST, SAFEST, MOST BRILLIANT GUYS TO FLY. HERE ARE THE BIG STORIES. >> POSSIBLE AIRCRAFT DOWN, COLUMBIA AIRPORT.