STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. — The Routt County Sheriff's Office (RCSO) said a man is dead after his plane crashed west of downtown Steamboat Springs on Friday night.
He was the only person on the plane, said RCSO.
According to RCSO undersheriff Doug Sherar, the man was flying from Cody, Wyoming, to Steamboat Springs when his plane crashed. The cause of the plane crash is still under investigation, said police.
The Routt County coroner has identified him as Dr. Clinton Devin, 46, of Steamboat Springs.
Sherar told 9NEWS that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is heading to the crash site on Saturday afternoon to see what led up to the crash.
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