July 28, 2016 - The Tuolumne County Sheriff Department reports on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 4:45 PM, the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office received a report of a plane crash at the Columbia Airport in Columbia.
The small private plane was coming from the North to land on the runway. It is reported that the plane veered to left off of the runway and crashed. The plane was completely engulfed in flames when emergency crews arrived on scene.
There are four deceased victims. The Coroner will be determining identification and notifying next of kin.
The National Transportation Safety Board out of Colorado, will be arriving tomorrow to initiate the investigation.
There is no information as to where the plane was coming from or headed to.
This is a very tragic event and our hearts go out to the families of these victims.
Source:Tuolumne County Sheriff Department