Two people were killed when a small plane crashed in a mountainous area near Luther Pass in Northern California, according to federal and local officials. There were no survivors. The plane, a single-engine Luscombe 8A aircraft, was reported overdue at 1 a.m. on Thursday, after which investigators were able to use the aircraft’s GPS transponder to pinpoint its location in the Willow Creek area near Luther Pass. Deputies responded and found the wreckage of the plane adjacent to Willow Creek Road, near South Lake Tahoe, at around 5:30 a.m. Both occupants of the plane were pronounced dead at the …