2 dead in Alpine County plane crash, sheriff's office says

Two people were found dead early Thursday morning after a small plane crash in Alpine County. The Alpine County Sheriff's Office said deputies were notified of an overdue plane around 1 a.m. Deputies responded to the area of ​​Willow Creek near Luther Pass where the plane's GPS transponder was plotting. Two people were found in the rubble and were pronounced dead at the scene, the sheriff's office said. The sheriff's office is handling the coroner's investigation. The Federal Aviation Administration, the National Transportation Safety Board and the United States Forest Service will all investigate the accident. According to the FAA, the plane was a single-engine Luscombe 8A that took off from the Lodi Airport Wednesday afternoon. This is a developing story. Stay with KCRA 3 for the latest news. See more coverage of California's top stories here | Download our app.