Plane Crash in Colorado Kills Two

A plane crash into a mobile home park in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, has killed two people and set two trailers on fire. The victims have been identified as 67-year-old Dan Dunn and 42-year-old Jessica Pauline Melton.

A plane crash into a mobile home park in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, has killed two people and set two trailers on fire.

The victims have been identified as 67-year-old Dan Dunn and 42-year-old Jessica Pauline Melton, from the Colorado Front Range.

Plane Crash in Colorado Kills Two

The plane, a twin-engine Cessna 421, crashed into the mobile home park around 4:30 p.m. while approaching Steamboat Springs Airport/Bob Adams Field.

The City of Steamboat Springs said the airplane was believed to be en route from Longmont, Colorado to Ogden, Utah.

Plane Crash in Colorado Kills Two

Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue said the aircraft went down in West Acres Trailer Park.

Ten firefighters and off-duty personnel worked to extinguish fire at two homes and several outbuildings, as well as secure the scene for the downed aircraft.

Plane Crash in Colorado Kills Two

All residents of the mobile park have been accounted for, the city said.

The Community Room at the Combined Law Enforcement Facility has been opened to residents affected by the plane crash. The Red Cross and Routt County Crisis Support are also on hand to assist.

Plane Crash in Colorado Kills Two

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.

Steamboat Springs is located in north central Colorado, about a three-hour drive from Denver.

Plane Crash in Colorado Kills Two

The crash is the second fatal plane crash in Colorado in recent weeks. On August 1, a pilot was killed when his plane crashed into a river in a remote area of the state.

The Colorado State Patrol identified the pilot as 59-year-old Robert Leslie.

Leslie's plane was found in a heavily forested area near North Bend.

The cause of both crashes is under investigation.