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Plane Crashes In Great Sand Dunes National Park

SAND DUNES PLANE CRASH map
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MOSCA, Colo. (CBS4) - There is an investigation into what caused a plane to go down in the Great Sand Dunes National Park that killed one person and injured two others.

SAND DUNES PLANE CRASH
An image from the crash (credit: Brooke Kincaid/CBS)

The Piper PA-28 crashed Saturday morning on Medano Pass, rugged 4-wheel drive pass above the dunes.

The owner of the plane, Richard Cutter, 69, of Monte Vista was killed.

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

The conditions and names of the two survivors haven't been released.

The plane's route has not been released.

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