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From: "Tom Enterline" <enterline@comcast.net>
Subject: Grumman Tiger Crash - Colorado
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3 locals feared dead in air crash
Plane wrecked Saturday near Steamboat Springs
By SARAH LANGBEIN
SarahLangbein@coloradoan.com
An Illinois man believes his brother and sister-in-law, a Windsor
couple, and a Fort Collins man were the victims of a plane crash near
Rabbit Ears Pass.
Keith and Kela Stickel, both 24, were believed to be traveling in the
Grumman Tiger airplane that crashed around 11:15 a.m. Saturday nearly 20
miles southeast of Steamboat Springs, said Donald Stickel. The name of
the pilot could not be confirmed Monday night.
"I'm 99 percent sure it's them," Stickel said. "None of them reported to
work (Monday)."
The plane took off Saturday morning from Fort Collins Downtown Airport,
2200 Airway Ave., said airport manager Sharone Mekelburg. The pilot,
believed to be a Fort Collins man employed at Hewlett Packard, had a
hanger at the airport, she said.
From there, the group flew to Steamboat Springs.
After 10:30 a.m., a Steamboat Springs Airport line technician reported
seeing a plane matching the Grumman's description fly out of the
airport, he told the Steamboat Pilot & Today. It is unknown where the
trio was headed.
Investigators told Donald Stickel that dental records were required to
confirm the identities of the victims because the plane and bodies were
so badly burned.
The crash also ignited a quarter-acre wildfire.
Keith Stickel, an Ohio State University graduate, was an engineer
employed at Hewlett Packard in Fort Collins. Kela Stickel worked as a
certified public accountant and graduated from the University of
Wisconsin-Whitewater. The couple had been married for three years. They
recently moved to Windsor from Loveland, Don Stickel said.
"They were in love and living their dream," he said. "They loved
mountain biking and skiing. They were fun-loving people."
Don Stickel last spoke with his brother about a week ago. The couple had
talked about flying with a friend from work, he said.
National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration
investigators were on scene Monday. No investigators had visited the
Fort Collins Downtown Airport, Mekelburg said.
According to the Steamboat Pilot & Today, the plane crashed in a heavily
wooded area south of Rabbit Ears Pass. The aircraft appeared to have
clipped trees on its descent. A wing severed from the plane was found
about 100 yards from the crash site.
Steamboat Springs Airport Manager Matt Grow described the canyon crash
site as initially wide. He told the Steamboat Pilot & Today that the
canyon quickly narrows and a plane must rapidly climb to clear the area.
No other details of the crash were available Monday.
Originally published Tuesday, July 22, 2003
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