Colorado plane crash kills father and teenage sons near Swampy Pass
Mark Hendrickson, 46, and his sons Alan, 15, and Case, 13, died when a small plane crashed near Swampy Pass in Colorado’s remote Gunnison National Forest. The deaths leave the boys’ mother, Jenni, and their surviving brother, Coen; the family has asked for prayers and support.
Emergency responders were called at about 9.20am on Saturday and found all three dead at the scene. Authorities have not said what aircraft Hendrickson was flying, where it was headed or what caused the crash; the investigation involves the county sheriff’s office, the FAA, the National Transportation Safety Board and the US Forest Service. FAA records show Hendrickson held a private pilot’s licence, and Alan attended Coal Ridge High School.
In short
- A father and his sons, aged 15 and 13, died in a Colorado plane crash.
- The aircraft crashed near Swampy Pass in Gunnison National Forest.
- Investigators have not yet identified the cause.
Explained simply
Swampy Pass is in the Gunnison National Forest, a large, remote area of western Colorado. Reaching a crash site there can be difficult, and several agencies may be involved in examining what happened.
The Federal Aviation Administration oversees civil aviation in the United States, while the National Transportation Safety Board investigates transport accidents and their causes. The local sheriff’s office and US Forest Service are also involved in the response and investigation; authorities have not yet given details about the flight or the cause of the crash.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Devoted father and two teen sons are killed after small plane crashes in remote Colorado mountains”.