Dana Brewer, 49, and passengers William Kennon, 47, and Richard James Platz, 47, killed in plane crash in Collbran, Colorado
Modified Date:
Thu, 05/21/2015 - 4:51pmAccident Date:
Wednesday, December 11, 20133 Die In Small Plane Crash On Western Slope.
Three men from Mesa County are dead after a plane crash on Thursday.
Update: Plane crash investigation details and victims' family statements
Extended family and friends will remember Dana for his passion for aviation, his spit-fire attitude and kindness. He was the owner of Monument Aircraft for many years, here in Mesa County, and is well known in the aviation community across Western Colorado.
Plane crash kills 3 men near Vega
Three people, including a veteran local pilot, mechanic and business owner, were killed when a single-engine airplane crashed Thursday east of
Collbran while federal authorities Friday started piecing together what happened.
Three men from Mesa County are dead after a plane crash on Thursday.
Crews found the plane’s wreckage on Thursday night in a remote area east of Collbran and 35 miles northwest of Grand Junction.
Officials with the Mesa County Sheriff’s office said the plane with a pilot and two passengers left the Mack Mesa Airport on Thursday to look for livestock over the Grand Mesa.
The plane was a Piper PA-24 single engine prop plane.
Recovery efforts were taking place on Friday morning.
So far there’s no word on the cause of the crash.
Type: Aircraft Accident
People Involved:
Dana Brewer
Richard James Platz
William Kennon
City:
Collbran, COCounty:
Mesa County, CO
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