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Two people feared dead in Humboldt County small plane crash

Published July 15, 2021 5:19 PM

DINSMORE, Calif. (AP) Authorities say a small plane has crashed in a wooded area of Northern California with two people on board and both are feared dead.

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office said a fixed-wing single-engine plane crashed Thursday around 11:50 a.m. near the Dinsmore Airport and caught fire. Firefighters extinguished the blaze, stopping it from spreading to a nearby wooded area.

Deputies found no survivors.

The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating.

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