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2 dead in Grand County plane crash near Colorado border

Posted at 3:33 PM, Feb 07, 2024
and last updated 2024-02-17 19:09:08-05

GRAND COUNTY, Utah — Two people died after a plane crashed Wednesday afternoon in southeastern Utah.

The Grand County Sheriff's Office said the Hawker 900XP crashed in a remote area near the Colorado border.

The small private jet was a chartered flight from Grand Junction, Colorado to Tacoma, Washington.

Officials confirmed that the pilot and "second in command" were on board and were killed. They were later identified as Paul Michael Berliner and Darrin Du Ray Towe.

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