Pilot identified in plane crash in southwestern Jefferson County
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The Jefferson County Sheriffâs Office confirmed Sunday afternoon the male pilot of the plane was found deceased in the crash west of Deckers.
and last updated 2021-04-05 16:22:28-04
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. â The pilot who died in a plane crash in southwestern Jefferson County on Saturday evening has been identified as 66-year-old Lelon Lewis, of Lakewood, officials said Monday.
The crash happened about 8:15 p.m., about 7 miles west of Deckers.
Civil Air Patrol, the sheriffâs office, and other law enforcement agencies were on the ground and in the air Sunday morning searching for the wreckage in rough terrain near the Wigwam Creek Trail northwest of Cheesman Lake and west of Sugarloaf Peak.
Updated: 3:43 PM PDT, April 05, 2021
A pilot was killed when his single-engine Magnus Fusion 212 aircraft went down in the Colorado mountains. The Federation Aviation Authorities did not release the identification of the pilot but confirmed he was the only person on board.
A pilot was killed when his single-engine Magnus Fusion 212 aircraft went down in the Colorado mountains. The Federation Aviation Authorities (FAA) did not release the identification of the pilot but confirmed he was the only person on board.
Jefferson County Sheriff s office was notified about a potential crash near Wigwam Creek Trail, roughly 20 miles south of Conifer, Colorado, Saturday night when a beacon alert was sent out by the airplane around 8:15 p.m., said Mike Taplin, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s spokesperson.
Pilot found dead after plane crashes in southwestern Jefferson County
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The Jefferson County Sheriffâs Office confirmed Sunday afternoon the male pilot of the plane was found deceased in the crash west of Deckers.
By: Blair Miller , Pattrik Perez
Posted at 7:24 AM, Apr 05, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-05 09:24:50-04
DENVER â The male pilot of an airplane that crashed in the mountains about 7 miles west of Deckers Saturday evening was found dead at the crash site Sunday afternoon, according to the Jefferson County Sheriffâs Office.
Mike Taplin, a spokesperson for the sheriffâs office, said the Park County Sheriffâs Office handed the search over to Jefferson County around 8:15 p.m. after a beacon alert was sent out by the airplane.