Sunday, April 24, 2022 | 12:50 p.m.
CEDAR CITY, Utah — Four people were killed when a single-engine airplane crashed in rural southwestern Utah, authorities said Sunday.
Deputies discovered the aircraft after responding to a report of a fire just before 7 p.m. Saturday about five miles east of Cedar City, the Iron County Sheriff’s Office said.
The pilot and three passengers were pronounced dead at the scene. Their identifies were not released pending notification of next-of-kin.
The National Transportation Safety Board identified the aircraft as a Diamond DA-40 and said it was investigating the crash.
Further details including the origin and destination of the aircraft were not immediately available.
Cedar City has about 35,000 people. It’s located about 250 miles south of Salt Lake City and roughly 50 miles from the borders of Arizona and Nevada.