


Rescue workers found the wreckage at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday, according to a Routt County Sheriff's Office release.

"It was in a very remote place by Rabbit Ears (Pass), and it was a very difficult removal," Ryg said Sunday afternoon.



A person who answered the company's phone Sunday declined to comment.

A search for the aircraft began when it was reported overdue.






"Planes leaving Steamboat don't realize they have to gain more altitude before they go up that drainage, and that's where they end up. That has happened several times," Linville said.


Staff writer Jesse Paul contributed to this story.