By Associated Press - Monday, May 20, 2019

MELBA, Idaho (AP) - Authorities in southwestern Idaho say 71-year-old Craig Wolter died when his single-engine aircraft crashed on Sunday.

The Owyhee County Sheriff’s office says Wolter’s Beach Bonanza SE-35 plane crashed shortly after takeoff from the Sunrise Skypark Airport.

The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating.



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