Pilot seriously injured in crash at Truckee airport
By Reno Gazette-Journal
A pilot appears to have serious injuries after a crash this morning at Truckee Tahoee Airport, according to Kevin Bumen, director of aviation at the airport.
It was only the pilot on board the aircraft. The Piper Aztec burst into flames as he was getting out of the aircraft. Bumen said it’s not immediately clear if the pilot suffered any injuries from the flames.
It took crews about 10 minutes to 15 minutes to extinguish the flames, Bumen said.
The pilot filed no flight plan so it’s not immediately clear where the airplane came from or where it was headed.
The Federal Aviation Administration is on their way to investigate the crash.
