Update: Plane Crash In Columbia
Update at 5:46 p.m.: Emergency crews remain on the scene of a plane crash outside the Columbia Airport in Tuolumne County. Tuolumne County Sheriff’s spokesperson, Ashley Boujikian, tells Clarke Broadcasting, “Next steps include investigation by outside agencies into the cause of the plane crash. Both the Federal Airline Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have been notified. Please continue to avoid the area as it remains an active scene.”
The crash happened around 3:30 p.m. in a pasture in the 10500 block of Horseshoe Bend Road, off South Airport Road in Columbia. When emergency crews arrived, two occupants were in their seats. The woman was able to climb out of the plane, while the man had to be freed by fire personnel. Both were flown to out-of-area hospitals for medical treatment. Crews on the scene report that fuel leaked from the plane. The type of aircraft or whether the plane was landing or taking off is unclear.
Update at 4:57 p.m.: Both occupants have been freed from a plane that crashed outside the Columbia Airport in Tuolumne County. Tuolumne County Sheriff’s spokesperson, Ashley Boujikian, tells Clarke Broadcasting, “The woman was able to climb out of the plane; the man was extracted by fire personnel and both were flown to out-of-area hospitals for medical treatment.” When first responders arrived on the scene, they found two people still in their seats inside the aircraft. There is still no word on their conditions. Crews on the scene report there has been a fuel leak. It is unclear what type of aircraft it is or whether the plane was landing or taking off. We’ll bring you more details as soon as new information comes into the newsroom.
Update at 3:55 p.m.: One person has been freed after being pinned inside an aircraft that crashed near the Columbia Airport around 3:30 p.m. in the 10500 block of Horseshoe Bend Road, off South Airport Road in Columbia. The person freed is a woman and another person remains pinned and still in their seats inside the plane. There is no word on their conditions. Two ambulances are on the scene and an air ambulance is headed to the area. It is unclear what type of aircraft it is or whether the plane was landing or taking off. This is a developing story, and we will bring you new details as soon as they come into the newsroom.
Original post at 3:45 p.m.: Columbia, CA — CAL Fire is reporting a plane crash in Columbia.
It is not clear whether the plane was landing or taking off or what type of aircraft it was. The crash happened in the 10500 block of Horseshoe Bend Road, off South Airport Road. The aircraft crashed into a horse pasture.
There is no fire but two people are pinned inside the plane. Both remain in their seats but there is no word on their conditions. This is a developing story, and we will bring you new details as soon as they come into the newsroom.
