3 Dead In Southwest Colorado Plane Crash
CREEDE, Colo. (CBS4) - Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board were heading to the site of a deadly plane crash south of Creede on Thursday.
Three people died in the Wednesday afternoon crash in southwestern Colorado:
- Jere Ferrill, 51, of Castle Rock
- Mykhayl Sutton, of Longmont
- David Louwers, 17, of Longmont
The small plane belongs to Rocky Mountain Aerial Surveys out of Longmont and the crash site wasn't far from a small airport in Creede.
So far it's not clear what caused the crash.
The Associated Press reported a witness told authorities the Cessna 320 sounded like it was having engine trouble and appeared to be trying to land at the airport.
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