FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WKRN) — Officials have shared new details about the circumstances surrounding a plane crash in Colorado earlier this month that resulted in the deaths of four people from Middle Tennessee, including a leader in the automotive repair industry and the CEO of a building supply company.
According to the National Transportation Safety Safety Board, an Epic E1000 — a six-seat turboprop plane — crashed near the ski resort community of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, at approximately 12:19 a.m. MST on Feb. 13, killing the pilot and three passengers on board.
The Associated Press reported that Routt County Sheriff Doug Scherar said the plane crashed in a very remote part of Emerald Mountain, which is just across the Yampa River from Steamboat Springs.
2 Middle Tennessee businessmen among 4 people killed in Colorado plane crash
Using on-board data collected at the crash site, officials determined plane left John C. Tune Airport (JWN) in Nashville shortly before 7:15 p.m. CST on Feb. 12, heading for Steamboat Springs Airport/Bob Adams Field (SBS). The plane stopped in Kansas City Downtown Airport-Wheeler Field (MKC) in Missouri to refuel at approximately 8:53 p.m. and departed shortly after 11 p.m…