3 people reported killed when a single engine aircraft crashes after takeoff from Telluride Regional Airport.
Colorado plane crash kills 3 from Phoenix area.
Private Plane Crash Kills 3.
Three killed when private plane crashes near Telluride airport Sunday.
A airplane reported missing in Teller County Sunday afternoon was found crashed about a mile west of the Telluride Regional Airport at about 6 p.m. Sunday.
A short time later San Miguel County Sheriff Bill Masters stated on his Twitter account that there were no survivors.
The deceased were later Identified as: Sherry Anderson, 57, Eric Durbin, 48, and Sherman Anderson, 64. All were reported to be from Phoenix Arizona.
The single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft took off from Telluride Regional Airport at 11:20 a.m. en-route to Cortez, according to authorities.
A Sheriff's spokeswoman said the last communication with the aircraft was from the runway on takeoff. Lilly said there was light snowfall, one-mile visibility and calm winds at the time of departure.
The search began at mid-afternoon after the plane was reported overdue in Cortez.
Searchers, including the Civil Air Patrol, concentrated their efforts on the area southwest of airport until the wreckage was discovered just after dusk.
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