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4 dead after small plane crashes in Teller County

The plane was flying to Centennial Airport in the Denver metro area.
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DENVER — Four people died after a small plane crashed in Teller County on Saturday.

The Teller County Sheriff's Office located the wreckage in the southern part of the county Sunday.

The single-engine Cessna T-41B took off from Fremont County Airport in Cañon City and crashed shortly after around 9:30 a.m. Saturday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The wreckage was found about 23 hours later.

The plane was flying to Centennial Airport in the Denver metro area.

It crashed in rough terrain off Phantom Canon Road near the Fremont County line, killing all four people on board. Their identities had not been released as of late Sunday.

The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of the crash.

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