Jul 6, 2009 10:19 am US/Pacific
Pilot Dies In South Lake Tahoe Plane Crash
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) ―
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A pilot died in a small plane crash near Lake Tahoe Airport. (File Photo)
A 41-year-old California pilot was killed in a small plane crash near Lake Tahoe Airport.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Mike Fergus said the Cessna 150 crashed shortly before 1 p.m. Sunday. The wreckage was found about 800 feet east of a runway.
The pilot was identified on Monday as Casey William Daggett of Davis.
Lt. Les Lovell of the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office said Daggett recently purchased the plane from the Winterset Aero Club based in Winterset, Iowa.
Lovell said preliminary information indicates he was trying to take off from the airport when the crash happened. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash.
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