Overview
- The Weld County Coroner named the victims as Niles Tilenius, 22, of San Mateo County, California, and William Johnston, 21, of Hillsborough County, Florida.
- The single-engine aircraft crashed at about 3:32 p.m. on Oct. 19 just east of the Erie Municipal Airport runway.
- Officials confirmed there were two occupants on board and both were pronounced dead at the scene.
- The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the accident.
- The NTSB identified the aircraft involved as a JMB VL-3 in its public updates.