LoCO’s CHP Watch is reporting that a plane has crashed near the Dinsmore Airport out Highway 36. 

Reached by phone, Jeremy Ward, a battalion chief with Cal Fire, said that US Forest Service personnel in the area are dealing with a small fire associated with the crash. Cal Fire is being dispatched to the scene and Ward said he believed they had sufficient resources to extinguish the blaze. 

We will update when we know more.

—Andrew Goff

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UPDATE, 2:56 p.m.: The Sheriff’s Office says, via Twitter, that there were no survivors in the crash, but it’s not yet clear how many people are deceased.

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UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office notes that Highway 36 is closed for the time being:

Just before 1 p.m., HCSO’s Samantha Karges emailed us with some additional details about the incident:

At about 11:54 a.m., the HCSO Emergency Communications Center received a call regarding a small aircraft crash near the Dinsmore Airport. HCSO deputies, in addition to the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office, California Highway Patrol, and Fire Personnel are on scene. The is currently a full closure of Highway 36 near the airport due to the emergency response.
 
Total number of passengers and extent of injuries are unconfirmed at this time.

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