PLANE CRASH KILLS FATHER AND TWO SONS IN COLORADO

The Gunnison County coroner said Mark, Alan and Case Hendrickson died when a small plane crashed in Colorado on Saturday morning. Mark Hendrickson was piloting the aircraft when it went down in a remote wilderness area. The crash was reported at about 9.20am, according to the coroner’s office. Emergency crews reached the site after receiving the report and found the three people aboard had died.

The plane crashed near Swampy Pass, southwest of Crested Butte, in a mountainous part of Colorado. The coroner identified Mark, Alan and Case Hendrickson as residents of New Castle. Family members confirmed in social media posts that Alan and Case were Mark Hendrickson’s sons. The coroner’s account identified the three Hendricksons as the only people aboard the aircraft.

The Gunnison County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the crash, according to the coroner’s office. The National Transportation Safety Board is also investigating the aircraft’s crash near Swampy Pass. The U.S. Forest Service is taking part in the investigation in the wilderness area. The coroner’s office released the names of the three people who died on Sunday afternoon.