MONTROSE, Colo. — Officials said two men were killed after a single-engine aircraft crashed north of Montrose Regional Airport in Montrose County Monday.
In a post on X, the National Transportation Safety Board described the aircraft as an amphibious Murphy Moose M14P airplane.
Dave Farley with the Montrose County Sheriff's Office said two men were killed in the crash just after taking off from Montrose Regional Airport.
Farley said the plane traveled northbound after taking off, made a right turn for unknown reasons, and failed to gain sufficient altitude.
The plane caught fire after crashing in an empty field near a residential area. No one on the ground was injured.
The coroner's office has taken custody of the bodies and will release their identities at a later time.
The NTSB is investigating the cause of the crash.
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