UPDATE: The Washoe County Medical Examiner's Office has released the identity of the second person killed in a plane crash that happened July 17th as 55-year-old west Hollywood resident Peter C. Jackson. Authorities say that Jackson died shortly after reaching Renown Regional Medical Center.Â
The Placer County Sheriff's Office has released the name of the pilot involved in the fatal plane crash on Tuesday morning.
They said 60-year-old Kenneth Whittall-Scherfee of Carmichael died in the crash.
The pilot/owner who died in the single-engine plane crash near the Truckee Airport this morning has been ID’d as Kenneth Whittall-Scherfee, 60, of Carmichael. The ID of the passenger who died in a Reno hospital will be released by them.
— Placer Sheriff (@PlacerSheriff) July 17, 2018
The Placer County Sheriff's Office says two people are dead after a single-engine plane crash near Truckee Tuesday morning. Â
The FAA says the single-engine Navion-B crashed on the west side of Highway 267 near Mercer Flats one mile south of the Truckee-Tahoe Airport in Martis Valley. Â
A spokesperson tells us the plane was heading east when the incident happened just after 7:33 a.m. Emergency crews arrived on scene within two minutes of the first 911 call.Â
Authorities say the pilot reported engine problems and was trying to return to the airport when the crash occurred.
Authorities say Care Flight, Truckee Fire, and local law enforcement are also on scene.Â
One other victim was transported to Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno with critical injuries.Â
The FAA, NTSB and the Placer County Sheriff's Office will investigate.
