Cause of fatal plane crash still unknown

Investigators have not determined the cause of the airplane crash that killed a Big Sandy man two weeks ago while he was fighting a wildfire in southern Utah.

Wayne Turner, 58, died June 17 when the single-engine air tanker he was piloting crashed about 14 miles north of St. George, Utah.

The aircraft "dropped a load of fire retardant and crashed into the side of a mountain near Darmon Valley," according to the crash report by the Federal Aviation Administration. "The pilot, sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries and the aircraft was destroyed. Other circumstances are unknown."

The National T...