Small airplane crash in Steamboat Springs

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. — The Routt County Sheriff’s Workplace (RCSO) mentioned a person is useless after his airplane crashed west of downtown Steamboat Springs on Friday night time. 

He was the one passenger on the airplane, mentioned RCSO. 

In response to RCSO undersheriff Doug Sherar, the person was flying from Cody, Wyoming, to Steamboat Springs when his airplane crashed. The reason for the airplane crash remains to be beneath investigation, mentioned police.

Sherar informed 9NEWS that the Nationwide Transportation Security Board (NTSB) is heading to the crash web site on Saturday afternoon to see what led as much as the crash.

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Police mentioned the person was a 46-years-old man who lived in Steamboat Springs however had not launched his identify. 

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