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Colorado plane crash victims identified as Georgia couple

A plane crash in Lone Tree, Colorado, on Wednesday left a Georgia couple and a dog dead at the scene, according to South Metro Fire Rescue. A single-engine Lancair Evolution (similar to the one shown) hit power lines and crashed shortly before 2 p.m. while on approach to Centennial Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration told The Denver Post. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
A plane crash in Lone Tree, Colorado, on Wednesday left a Georgia couple and a dog dead at the scene, according to South Metro Fire Rescue. A single-engine Lancair Evolution (similar to the one shown) hit power lines and crashed shortly before 2 p.m. while on approach to Centennial Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration told The Denver Post. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
By Avery Newmark – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Updated June 19, 2021

A plane crash in Lone Tree, Colorado, on Wednesday left two people and a dog dead at the scene, according to South Metro Fire Rescue.

The two people have been identified as a Georgia couple, Kathleen Velazco, 65, and Antenor Velazco, 73, of Jonesboro.

A single-engine Lancair Evolution hit power lines and crashed shortly before 2 p.m. while on approach to Centennial Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration told The Denver Post.

This is a developing story. Please return to AJC.com throughout the day for updates.

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