Couple, pilot killed in plane crash near Bountiful identified

Officials have identified the three people killed in a plane crash in Davis County on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.

Officials have identified the three people killed in a plane crash in Davis County on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. (Steve Griffin, Deseret News)


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BOUNTIFUL — Officials have identified the three people killed in a plane crash in Davis County.

The pilot, J. Parker Christensen, 28, of Ogden, and passengers Tyson Peterson, 24, and his wife Kallie Edwards Peterson, 24, of Logan, were traveling in a Cessna 182 Skylane — a four-seat, single-engine plane — on Sunday evening when they crashed in a remote area of Sessions Mountain, east of Bountiful.

"We offer our condolences to the family and friends of these victims," the Davis County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.

The Federal Aviation Administration has said the plane crashed under unknown circumstances.

Additional information was not immediately released.

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Ashley Imlay is an evening news manager for KSL.com. A lifelong Utahn, Ashley has also worked as a reporter for the Deseret News and is a graduate of Dixie State University.
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