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Victims in Steamboat Springs plane crash identified; pilot and passenger killed

The pilot and passenger of a small plane who died after crashing into a Steamboat Springs mobile home park Monday have been identified. Dan Dunn, 67, and Jessica Melton, 42, died in the plane crash, according to Routt County coroner Mitch Locke. None of the residents in the West Acres mobile home park were injured. Dunn was piloting the plane and Melton was the sole passenger, but it’s unclear what the two’s relationship was, Locke said. The plane — a Cessna 421 — took off from Longmont and was headed to Ogden, Utah when it crash landed in Steamboat Springs, sparking a fire that quickly engulfed two homes and several outbuildings, police and fire officials said on Facebook. The cause of the crash remains under investigation, but according to preliminary reports from the Federal Aviation Administration, the plane was experiencing engine issues. The plane is registered under the business name of High County Aero with a Berthoud address in Larimer County linked to Dunn, according to FAA records. Related Articles Crashes and Disasters | Man arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide in U.S.

 

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