Pilot killed in Calaveras plane crash

CALAVERAS COUNTY -- A pilot was killed in a plane crash in Calaveras County on Friday afternoon.

Cal Fire and the San Andres Fire Department sent three fire engines and an ambulance to the crash site south of the Calaveras County-Maury Rasmussen Field Airport at about 3:45 p.m.

Cal Fire spokesman Daniel Berlant said the pilot, the only person in the plane, was pronounced dead at the scene. The pilot's identity and information on what may have led to the crash were unavailable.

The Calaveras County Sheriff's Department is investigating the crash.