FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 15, 2025
Contact: Rick Fellabaum, Montrose County Coroner
Office: Montrose County Coroner’s Office of Medical Investigation, (970) 252-4524
coroner@montrosecounty.net
Information Release
Montrose Colo.–On June 23 at 1020 Hours, a small single engine aircraft with two pilots on board left north bound from Montrose Regional Airport and it is believed that the aircraft failed to gain altitude and adequate speed. They banked slight left but crashed into a small hill in the 63000 Block of Juniper Road approximately 0.7 miles from the runway takeoff point. The Montrose County Sheriff’s Office and the Montrose County Coroner’s Office were dispatched to the crash site. The plane caught fire and two individuals were pronounced dead at the scene.
The two individuals have been identified as Lawrence W. Skinner age 61, and Alejandro D. Antunez age 53. Both are from Fort Myers FL.
The FAA and the NTSB are still investigating the cause of the crash. The cause and manner of death are still under investigation by the Montrose County Coroner’s Office of Medical Investigations.
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