Bay Area company identifies couple killed in small plane crash in Truckee NBC Bay Area [Video]

A Bay Area company has identified a couple who were killed in a small plane crash in Truckee Saturday.

UpWest, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, identified the couple Sunday as Liron and Naomi Petrushka. They added that Liron had worked for the company since 2012.

The Palo Alto-based company posted a full statement on their Facebook page Sunday morning.

The Socata TBM9 with the two victims aboard crashed around 6:40 p.m. Saturday while on approach to Truckee Tahoe Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday.

No homes were damaged, but railroad tracks at the crash site required repairs, KCRA-TV reported.

Susan Bower, who witnessed the crash, said the incident was so intense that it caused her house to shake.

“I could hear just this big thud. I knew it went down,” she said. “I immediately, I almost thought it could have landed back here and it seemed that close.”

According to investigators, the plane took off from an airport in Colorado Saturday afternoon.

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