Authorities have revealed the names of four people who died after a single-engine airplane crashed into mountainous terrain near Steamboat Springs, Colorado, on Friday.
The Routt County Coroner has identified the dead as Tennessee residents 46-year-old Aaron Stokes, his son 21-year-old Jackson Stokes, their nephew and cousin 21-year-old Colin Stokes and 37-year-old Austin Huskey, as reported by Steamboat Radio.
he plane, identified as an Epic E1000 aircraft, crashed at around 12:20 a.m. Friday morning, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Routt County Sheriff Doug Scherar said Friday that the crash occurred in a very remote area of Emerald. The FAA said itself and the National Transportation Safety Board will be investigating the crash.
