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The twin-engine
Cessna 310-H went down around 4:15 p.m. local time on Sunday in
a remote section of the San Juan Mountains, part of the Rocky
Mountain range, the National Transportation Board said.
NTSB spokesman Peter Knudson said the agency had reports that
five people on board had died. The San Juan Sheriff's office
said at least four people were killed.
Rescue teams from the Colorado National Guard and San Juan
County had spotted the wreckage and were working to recover the
bodies from the remote, mountainous area above the town of
Silverton, in southwestern Colorado.
The Denver Post reported the crash site was at an elevation of
about 11,600 feet (3,536 meters).
An NTSB investigator was due to arrive at the scene on Monday,
Knudson said.
It was not yet known where the plane had originated or its final
destination.
(Reporting by Victoria Cavaliere; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
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