Small plane crashes in rural California city of Woodlake
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- A small plane crashed in Tulare County just before 11 a.m. at Road 204 and Avenue 336.
- The California Highway Patrol reported the small plane caught fire after the crash.
- Authorities imposed hard closures at Avenue 336/ Road 196, Avenue 332/ Road 196, Avenue.
A small plane crashed in Tulare County on Saturday morning.
The crash happened just before 11 a.m. on Road 204 and Avenue 336 in Woodlake.
The California Highway Patrol, through the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, reported that the small plane caught fire.
Authorities have hard closures in place at Avenue 336 at Road 196; Avenue 332 at Road 196; Avenue 342 at Road 204 and Road 204 at Avenue 332.
In an X post (formerly Twitter), the NTSB said they are investigating the incident that involved a Mooney M20J airplane.
This story was originally published May 23, 2026 at 12:37 PM.
Anthony Galaviz
The Fresno Bee