The person who died in a civilian airplane crash Monday afternoon near Columbia Airport in Tuolumne County was a identified as a Cal Fire pilot and U.S. Air Force veteran. Cal Fire confirmed Tuesday that Ken Lancaster was the pilot who died when the single-engine plane went down in the 23000 block of Seminole Drive, about a half mile north of the runway. Lancaster was flying the personal aircraft off-duty and was the only occupant. Lancaster worked as an air tanker pilot at the Columbia Air Attack Base at Columbia Airport, which is part of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
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