INDUSTRIALIST, 4 OTHERS KILLED IN PLANE CRASH.

Ignaco, Colo. (AP) -- A Chicago industrialist and an Iowa family of four died in the crash of an airplane high in the southwestern Colorado mountains yesterday.
The crash ignited a forest fire that whipped across several hundred acres today despite efforts of trained fire-fighters.
Authorities said KENNETH B. ROSS, 62, president of the Ross Mfg. Co. of Chicago, apparently tried to fly his two-engine plane over a mountain ridge when it stalled, crashing in a heap. The wreckage was discovered by crews rushed to the fire.
Other than ROSS, the victims were MRS. BETTY MINK, 40, of Washington, Iowa; her son, DANIEL, 17, and her two younger daughters. Their bodies were charred beyond recognition.
The wreckage covered an area only 12 feet in size. Coroner R. B. DOWNING said the bodies were together.
FLOYD GREGG, manager of the Durango, Colo. airport, said ROSS had failed to file a flight plan when the plane left, apparently for Washington, Iowa. The Chicago firm, which manufactures television parts, has a plant there.
The Iowa woman is believed to have been employe of the Washington plant. She and ROSS were in the Durango area one day to purchase mineral specimens, GREGG said.
Their plane crashed 15 miles southeast of the airport and about 30 miles southeast of Durango.
A group of 92 trained Indian fire-fighters were flown from New Mexico. Forest rangers, jail prisoners and others battled the fire.

Charleston Daily Mail West Virginia 1959-07-13
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