No cause yet in Rock Springs plane crash

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By The Associated Press

Story Published: Sep 3, 2008 at 6:49 PM MST

Story Updated: Sep 3, 2008 at 6:49 PM MST

CHEYENNE, WYOMING - A preliminary report into a fatal plane crash in southwestern Wyoming confirms that one of the pilots was on a solo instructional flight while the other was descending to land when their planes collided in midair.

The two single-engine planes crashed about five miles northwest of the Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Airport on Aug. 10, killing all three people aboard the two planes. National Transportation Safety Board investigator Georgia Struhsaker says her investigation is ongoing and the cause of the crash won't be released for another several months.

Killed in the crash were 54-year-old student pilot Dave Knezovich of Rock Springs, 67-year-old Ralph Otto of Wilmette, Ill., and 67-year-old C. Michael Downey of Columbus, Ohio.

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