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| Telluride plane crash |
Killed were
Sherry Anderson, 57, and Sherman Anderson, 64, of Phoenix, and Eric
Durban, 48, of Mesa, Ariz., the San Miguel County sheriff's office said
in a statement Monday.
The
Andersons were both commercial pilots, while Durban is described as an
accomplished former military pilot, according to the sheriff's office.
The Andersons are survived by a daughter. Durban is survived by his wife and two children.Their bodies were recovered from the wreckage Monday.
The
private Beechcraft Bonanza took off from Telluride Regional Airport at
11:20 a.m. Sunday on its way to Cortez, a city in southwest Colorado
about 75 miles away, San Miguel County Sheriff Bill Masters said in a
statement. The wreckage was found in a cliff band about a mile west of
the airport six hours later after an intense search by deputies and the
Civil Air Patrol.
A photo of the wreckage tweeted
by Masters on Monday shows the charred fuselage of the plane with the
wings largely intact. Deputies had previously confirmed there were no
survivors.
"This is certainly not the outcome we were hoping for. It's just a terrible, terrible tragedy," Masters said.The cause of the crash is not yet known, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said. There was light snow, with visibility of one mile and light winds during takeoff, Masters said.
The last communication with the pilot was from the Telluride runway during takeoff, he said.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the accident, Gregor said.
Telluride is in southwest Colorado, about 300 miles from Denver.
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