UPDATE: Victims identified in deadly Palmer Lake plane crash
The El Paso County Coroner’s Office Monday identified the two people killed in a plane crash in Palmer Lake.
The pilot is Daniel Murray, 77, of Longmont. The passenger is 60-year-old Jeff Caplitz, according to the coroner’s office.
A Facebook group for the Longmont airport sent a pictures of Murray flying his well known red plane. The group said Murray is known as the face of the Longmont airport because his plane is featured on its website.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating the cause. Investigators say wind could have played a role in the crash.