The Nevada County Sheriff's Office Coroner identified the six people who died in a plane crash in late July.

The victims are 56-year-old Thomas Bret Ebaugh of Lakeville Minnesota, 34-year-old Kevin Kvarnlov of Mendota Heights Minnesota, 33-year-old Christine Thomas of La Quinta, California, 38-year-old Ryan Thomas of La Quinta, California, 43-year-old Alberto Montero De Collado De La Rosa of Mexico and 62-year-old John Kenneth Dunn of Dallas, Texas.

Ebaugh and Montero De Collado De La Rosa were the two pilots. 

The FAA and NTSB are handling the cause of the plane crash.


“My heart goes out to the families of the people, passengers and the crew," said Damon Cianci who lives near the spot where a twin turbo airplane crashed on Monday.

FAA records indicate six people were on board that plane that crashed outside of the Truckee-Tahoe Airport. There were no survivors. Investigators are now searching for answers.

The FAA says those who died included two crew members and four passengers. The names of the victims have not yet been released.

The NTSB says they will not release the cause of the crash during the preliminary investigation, but they are hoping to wrap up their on-site work by Friday.

“Now we are going to have to circle runway one-one,” said the pilot of the plane that crashed, in his call to air traffic control at the Truckee Tahoe Airport.

His words seem calm, but two crew members and four passengers on board died in a crash shortly after.

The plane went down on Reynolds Way in a residential neighborhood near homes and a golf course. “It's a miracle that no one on the ground was killed,” said Cianci.

This is the second plane crash involving the Truckee-Tahoe Airport in the last two months.

“This is to me a kind of a warning sign of that we need to make sure the neighborhoods on the ground and those who live here are safe. This airport is really close to residential neighborhoods. The flight patterns in the last year or two feel like there is more flights and activity,” said Cianci.

"You know there's police tape all over. You can't go out onto the golf course. You know their investigation area is a part of the neighborhood. We don't have access to,” said Cianci.

As part of the investigation, the NTSB will look at radar, weather, air traffic control, and maintenance records. They will also look at the pilot's medical records.

A preliminary report will come out 15 days after the accident, but the final report could take up to two years to be released.