Pilot killed in Grass Valley plane crash identified
CBS News Sacramento
[{'start': '0.160', 'end': '2.960', 'text': 'In Nevada County tonight, investigators'}, {'start': '1.600', 'end': '4.799', 'text': 'are working to figure out what caused a'}, {'start': '2.960', 'end': '6.480', 'text': 'deadly plane crash. It happened this'}, {'start': '4.799', 'end': '8.320', 'text': 'morning. A small plane involved in this.'}, {'start': '6.480', 'end': '11.280', 'text': 'Yeah, that was around 8:00 on Whispering'}, {'start': '8.320', 'end': '13.280', 'text': 'Lane just off Highway 49 in Grass Valley'}, {'start': '11.280', 'end': '15.120', 'text': 'south of the airport. Your reporter'}, {'start': '13.280', 'end': '16.880', 'text': "Brady Hlime, who's been on scene all"}, {'start': '15.120', 'end': '18.320', 'text': 'day, joins us live with the latest from'}, {'start': '16.880', 'end': '20.400', 'text': 'investigators. Brady, what are they'}, {'start': '18.320', 'end': '22.000', 'text': 'telling you?'}, {'start': '20.400', 'end': '23.119', 'text': "Hey guys, I'm on Whispering Pines Lane"}, {'start': '22.000', 'end': '24.960', 'text': 'right now where they have this area'}, {'start': '23.119', 'end': '27.279', 'text': 'blocked off for their investigation. You'}, {'start': '24.960', 'end': '29.039', 'text': 'can actually see the wreckage about 100'}, {'start': '27.279', 'end': '31.119', 'text': "yards from where I'm standing right now."}, {'start': '29.039', 'end': '35.680', 'text': 'And we did speak to a witness who saw'}, {'start': '31.119', 'end': '37.600', 'text': 'the plane moments before it crashed.'}, {'start': '35.680', 'end': '39.600', 'text': 'Start towards the area of 1020 West'}, {'start': '37.600', 'end': '40.800', 'text': 'Frank Pines. We have a plane crash. We'}, {'start': '39.600', 'end': '43.040', 'text': 'just saw something kind of out of the'}, {'start': '40.800', 'end': '44.800', 'text': 'corner of our eye over here. And Dustin'}, {'start': '43.040', 'end': '46.960', 'text': 'said that a plane was going down. A'}, {'start': '44.800', 'end': '48.719', 'text': 'terrifying moment from the sky after a'}, {'start': '46.960', 'end': '50.480', 'text': 'small plane crash Thursday morning in'}, {'start': '48.719', 'end': '53.520', 'text': 'Grass Valley. I looked down and I was'}, {'start': '50.480', 'end': '55.039', 'text': "like, where is it? You just couldn't"}, {'start': '53.520', 'end': '57.440', 'text': 'even tell that it was a plane anymore,'}, {'start': '55.039', 'end': '59.600', 'text': 'unfortunately. Alicia Milhouse and her'}, {'start': '57.440', 'end': '61.359', 'text': 'co-orker Dustin were stunned as they'}, {'start': '59.600', 'end': '63.120', 'text': 'witnessed the plane clip the top of some'}, {'start': '61.359', 'end': '65.680', 'text': 'trees before vanishing behind the'}, {'start': '63.120', 'end': '67.520', 'text': 'parking lot below. She called 911.'}, {'start': '65.680', 'end': '69.360', 'text': 'Dustin ran toward the wreckage to help'}, {'start': '67.520', 'end': '72.080', 'text': "the victim. It's hard to see something"}, {'start': '69.360', 'end': '73.760', 'text': 'like that. Authorities say the 1977'}, {'start': '72.080', 'end': '76.400', 'text': 'Cessna Cardinal plane departed from'}, {'start': '73.760', 'end': '78.400', 'text': 'Auburn airport at 803 in route to the'}, {'start': '76.400', 'end': '80.400', 'text': 'Nevada County Airport just 20 miles'}, {'start': '78.400', 'end': '82.400', 'text': 'away. But upon approach, the pilot,'}, {'start': '80.400', 'end': '85.119', 'text': 'Robert Lond of Newcastle, radioed,'}, {'start': '82.400', 'end': '87.360', 'text': '"Mayday!" citing engine failure moments'}, {'start': '85.119', 'end': '89.520', 'text': 'before going down. The plane cleared a'}, {'start': '87.360', 'end': '92.000', 'text': 'nearby ridge, narrowly missing several'}, {'start': '89.520', 'end': '94.320', 'text': 'buildings in a populated area. We'}, {'start': '92.000', 'end': '96.799', 'text': 'fullheartedly believe that Mr. Blond,'}, {'start': '94.320', 'end': '101.119', 'text': 'having experienced some sort of'}, {'start': '96.799', 'end': '103.759', 'text': 'emergency uh in his aircraft, did every'}, {'start': '101.119', 'end': '106.479', 'text': 'courageous action that he could to avoid'}, {'start': '103.759', 'end': '109.439', 'text': 'populated areas and roadways and'}, {'start': '106.479', 'end': '111.200', 'text': 'ultimately perished during the incident.'}, {'start': '109.439', 'end': '113.119', 'text': 'Nevada County Airport Manager Kevin'}, {'start': '111.200', 'end': '115.040', 'text': 'Edwards was among the first on scene'}, {'start': '113.119', 'end': '116.799', 'text': 'jumping in his truck and racing towards'}, {'start': '115.040', 'end': '119.600', 'text': 'the crash site. So, he just said,'}, {'start': '116.799', 'end': '121.119', 'text': '"Mayday, mayday, mayday. Uh engine'}, {'start': '119.600', 'end': '123.680', 'text': 'failure." When you hear something like'}, {'start': '121.119', 'end': '125.920', 'text': 'that, you want to respond. He loved what'}, {'start': '123.680', 'end': '125.920', 'text': 'he was'}, {'start': '126.040', 'end': '134.400', 'text': 'doing. So, my condolences to his'}, {'start': '131.400', 'end': '136.160', 'text': 'family. Now, the NTSB and the FAA are'}, {'start': '134.400', 'end': '137.840', 'text': 'now looking into this crash with teams'}, {'start': '136.160', 'end': '140.080', 'text': 'coming all the way from Alaska to figure'}, {'start': '137.840', 'end': '141.360', 'text': 'out what happened here. Meanwhile, this'}, {'start': '140.080', 'end': '143.680', 'text': 'road is going to be blocked off'}, {'start': '141.360', 'end': '146.160', 'text': 'overnight while teams investigate here'}, {'start': '143.680', 'end': '147.760', 'text': 'through tomorrow. Guys, yeah, small'}, {'start': '146.160', 'end': '151.520', 'text': 'community can understand the emotions'}, {'start': '147.760', 'end': '151.520', 'text': 'for sure. No doubt. Brady, thank you.'}]