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MOAB — A man was killed in a plane crash near Moab early Monday morning.
The single engine plane hit a high tension power line shortly after takeoff from the Canyonlands Field Airport around 5:45 a.m., according to Grand County Sheriff’s Office public information officer Rick Bailey. The plane went down about a mile from the airport and the pilot died on impact, Bailey said. The pilot was the only person aboard the plane.
The man was a contracted pilot for a company that moves freight, Bailey said. It was en route to Green River with a final planned destination of Salt Lake City. Bailey said investigators don't know yet if the plane was empty or carrying cargo.
The plane is owned by Redtail Aviation, Bailey said. The victim has not yet been identified, pending family notification.
More information will be posted once it becomes available.
Contributing: Associated Press
