Officials have identified the four individuals who were involved in a plane crash at the Provo airport Monday. The pilot of the aircraft, a man from Alpine, died at the scene and three passengers survived.
In an update Tuesday, officials identified the person who died as the pilot of the aircraft, 62-year-old Nathan Ricks of Alpine.
Brent Beardall, 51, of Sammamish, Washington, was seated in the cockpit next to Ricks and was taken to the hospital with critical injuries, but is expected to survive, officials reported. "We recognize the significant impact this creates for our airline customers, as well as the general aviation and corporate aviation community," a statement from the airport reads."Our priority is to resume normal operations as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, the investigation process may take several days to complete.
“It’s just…nobody knows what happened,” Torgersen said. “Immediately after takeoff, something occurred to cause the aircraft to lose control.”Torgersen was one of the first on-scene. He said it was “incredible” two people were able to walk away.Due to the closure, Allegiant Air has had to cancel more than nine flights that were scheduled to either depart from or arrive at the airport.
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