Thomias Edward Smith dies in fatal Kneeland plane crash.

Fatal Kneeland plane crash death of Thomias Edward Smith – Obituary. The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has confirmed that Thomias Edward Smith, a 60-year-old helicopter mechanic from Carmichael, California, was one of the two individuals who died in the plane crash near Kneeland Airport at approximately 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday, July 23. Thomias was a…