Colorado Springs pilot among two dead in Texas plane crash

Font ResizeColorado NewsAssociated PressAssociated PressPosted: 12/15/2012 11:19:15 AM MSTDecember 15, 2012 6:19 PM GMTUpdated: 12/15/2012 11:19:16 AM MST

A Colorado Springs pilot and another man were killed in the crash of a small plane in Amarillo, Texas. Authorities say the plane plummeted into a field shortly after takeoff.

The crash happened Friday night during high winds in the Texas Panhandle. The Texas Department of Public Safety said the plane went down 20 miles from the Amarillo airport where pilot Kelly O'Neal had stopped to pick up 79-year-old passenger Robert O'Neal.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Authorities said the pilot was from Colorado Springs. Robert O'Neal was from Amarillo.

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