Springville man identified as pilot who died in small plane crash in Utah County

UPDATE 7/8 2:30 p.m. — Officials released the identity of the pilot involved in the small plane crash in Utah County that was discovered on the evening of July 7.

Larry Irwin Kellogg, 49, of Springville, was the pilot and sole occupant of the plane at the time of the crash, according to the Utah County Sheriff’s Office.

Officials confirmed that he was deceased. In the Monday update, officials clarified the location of the crash and said it was near Homansville Pass Road in the southern part of Cedar Valley.

As of Monday, officials had not yet released information about the circumstances surrounding the crash, or how long ago the crash happened before it was reported on Sunday evening.

ORIGINAL STORY: 1 dead after small plane crashes in ‘lightly traveled’ area of Utah County

UTAH COUNTY, Utah ( ABC4 ) — One person is dead after a small plane crashed in a remote part of Utah County, according to officials.

Sgt. Spencer Cannon with the Utah County Sheriff’s Office told ABC4.com that officials received a call about the crashed plane around 6:15 p.m. on Sunday.

The plane was found in the Cedar Valley area, which is west of Eagle Mountain in Utah County. Cannon said the sole occupant of the plane was deceased, but officials did not immediately know how long ago the crash had occurred.

“We don’t know how long the plane had been there, but the area is lightly traveled so it wouldn’t be unusual for somebody to not see it even though it is just a couple of hundred yards from a road,” Cannon told ABC4.com.

Cannon said officials believe they know who the victim is, and the victim’s family will be notified after the victim has been positively identified.

There is no further information at this time.

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