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Plane crashes in Susanville as memorial begins

Page Last Updated: Friday November 20, 2009 12:00am PST

A small private plane crashed near the Susanville Municipal Airport Friday afternoon just as a memorial service was getting underway for three emergency workers who died in a helicopter crash last week.

The Lassen County Sheriff says the plane crashed at 12:45 p.m.

On November 14, a Mountain Lifeflight helicopter crashed at about 2 a.m. approximately five miles north of Hallelujah Junction, on Highway 395-- about 30 miles north of Reno. Investigators say it was returning to Susanville after dropping off a patient at a Reno hospital.

All three crew members on board: The pilot, the flight nurse and the paramedic died in the crash.

The memorial service for the crew was set for today at 1 p.m. at the Mountain Lifeflight hangar of the Susanville Municipal Airport.

Members of the Lassen County Sheriff's Office and the FAA were on the scene Friday afternoon to investigate the new crash.

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