{"id":17733,"date":"2025-10-28T15:18:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/17733\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T15:18:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:18:39","slug":"florida-california-men-identified-as-2-victims-of-erie-plane-crash-coroner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/17733\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida, California men identified as 2 victims of Erie plane crash: Coroner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">DENVER (<a href=\"https:\/\/kdvr.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:KDVR;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">KDVR<\/a>) \u2014 A 22-year-old from California and a 21-year-old from Florida were the two men killed in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/2-people-single-plane-crash-221118921.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Oct. 19 plane crash near Erie Municipal Airport;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oct. 19 plane crash near Erie Municipal Airport<\/a>, according to the Weld County Coroner\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The crash happened east of the runway at the northern Colorado airport at around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/kdvr.com\/newsletters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"> FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Niles Tilenius, 22, of San Mateo County, Calif., and William Johnston, 21, of Hillsborough County, Flor., the victims in the crash, were the only two people on the plane, according to a press release from the coroner\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe recognize that this incident may have been difficult for many in our community to witness or hear about,\u201d the Erie Police Department said that day in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ErieCOPolice\/status\/1980105627717579082\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:an X post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">an X post<\/a>. \u201cThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will be conducting a full investigation into the cause of the crash.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The coroner\u2019s office confirmed the crash is still under investigation by the federal agencies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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