Two Die in Calif. Plane Crash; Deputy Dies on Way to Scene The Associated Press May 31, 2004 COLUMBIA, Calif. (AP) - After a small plane crashed Monday in central California, killing two people, a sheriff's deputy on his way to the scene died when he lost control of his vehicle and slammed into a tree, authorities said. The Piper aircraft, registered out of Gardnerville, Nev., crashed shortly after taking off from the Columbia airport late Monday morning. Witnesses said the plane sputtered and fell to the ground, bursting into flames upon impact and starting a small brush fire that...