Five people, including a family of four from San Jose, were killed when a small plane crashed into a field and exploded shortly after taking off.
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The single-engine plane was returning to the San Jose area when it crashed Sunday night, the Nevada County Sheriff's Department said.Family and friends were seeing the plane off when it ran into trouble about 9:15 p.m. after taking off from the Truckee-Tahoe Airport, airport night attendant Terry Moore said.