2 dead in Cedar Fort small plane crash
(KUTV) Two people have died after a small plane crash in Cedar Fort Monday morning.
According to Utah County Sheriff's Sgt. Spencer Cannon, a small twin-engine jet crashed into a field near Cedar Fort around 10 a.m. Those killed were Donald L. Baker, 59, and his wife, Dawn Elizabeth Hunter, 55, both of Tucson, Arizona.
Cannon said Baker had filed a flight plan from Salt Lake City to Tucson, but it appears the 1999 Cessna Citation 525 aircraft had some type of mechanical problem. The plane may have been on its way back to Salt Lake when the crash occurred, Cannon said.
Investigators are still trying to determine exactly how the crash happened.
Witnesses reported hearing a loud boom and seeing an airplane on fire and coming apart, falling to the ground.
Officials said the debris field was spread over an area about two miles long and a quarter mile wide. Investigators were conducting a search of the area to locate any items from the plane or other evidence that might be related to the crash. Heavy snow and fog made the search difficult.
2News will update this story with more information as it becomes available.
