Show n u. u Fatal Plane Crash Might Have Aa Been Caused by Engine Failure Possible engine failure was hinted this week as the cause of ofa a crash of a light plane in SanJuan San SanJuan Juan Tuan county which claimed tho the lives of three persons Sheriff Seth Wright of San Juan county told old reporters this week that the propellers of the single en gine gino plane was not bent although the he rest of the aircraft was de de- This could Indicate he ho said that the motor was not operating at the time the plane struck the ground shortly after taking laking off from an on air strip Inthe Inthe in inthe the White Canyon area Killed In the crash were Ro Ro- bert jert W W. Harris Barris 34 M Grand Junction Junction Junc June tion pilot of the craft croft year ten-year- old Vail Vall Vee Adams Jo Join John n V. V Duthridge 23 both of Fry Canyon Canyon Canyon Can Can- yon Utah Harris Barns was thrown from the plane by the impact of the crash The other two died in their seats The trio had taken off oft in stormy stormy stormy stor stor- my weather from the White Canyon Canyon Can Can- yon airstrip about 6 G pm p.m. Thursday Thurs day to take young Adams to n a physician in Monticello for treatment treatment treatment treat treat- ment of a fractured knee The youth had injured his leg and it was in a temporary splint when the plane took off When the aircraft failed to arrive at Monticello on schedule from White Canyon about 65 miles distant a search was be be- gun Wreckage of the craft was spotted at 1030 am a.m. Friday about 12 miles from the take-off take point All three occupants were dead The wreckage was first sighted by a party of miners in a j je jeep jeep- pOne p p. One of the group was riding on top of the cl closed sed cab of the vehicle vehicle ve ve- ye- ye hicle hide and caught a glimpse ot the smashed plane In coming down Sheriff Wright said the plane sheared limbs off one side of a cedartree cedar cedartree cedartree tree then crashed on an outcrop outcrop outcrop out out- crop of slickrock The wrecked plane then skidded for 66 feet teet before coming to a stop Bodies of the three victims were taken to Monticello Friday Fri day ana and from there brought to Moa Moat Moab The body of Mr Barris Barns was was taken faken to Grand Junction by Martins Martin's Mortuary The two others were token taken to the Mitchell Mortuary in Price |