Sheriff: 3 dead after small plane crashes in Colorado mountains; investigation under way

Sheriff: 3 dead after small plane crashes in Colo.

CENTRAL CITY, Colo. — Authorities say a small plane crashed and burned in the northern Colorado mountains, killing all three people on board.

The Gilpin County sheriff’s office says the single-engine plane was flying from Boulder to California when it crashed Wednesday near Rollins Pass. The victims’ names haven’t been released.

The sheriff’s office previously said it was believed only one person was in the plane. A spokeswoman says the plane was so severely burned and mangled that it was difficult to tell how many people were inside.

Investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are expected to return to the crash site Friday.