Groveland, CA…Around 1:28 P.M., a plane crash at the PML Airport in Groveland was reported to the Sheriff’s Office. It appears that while making a landing, the plane veered off the runway and crashed into the wall at the fuel depot. Fire, ambulance, and Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the crash site. The fuel tanks were not ruptured or damaged. Charleen Beam a 61 year old female from Groveland was reported to have an ankle injury and is enroute to the hospital for evaluation.

The plane is a 1946 Champion Aeronca 7 AC fixed wing single engine registered out of Groveland.
The crash was reported to the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board who will be investigating the accident. The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies are currently at the site and we will be providing an update as more information becomes available.