Plane crash in northern Idaho kills pilot, son

BOISE, Idaho — A pilot and his 21-year-old son were killed in a plane crash in a remote northern Idaho region late Friday, authorities have confirmed.

The single-engine Cessna 210 crashed in a wooded area about 10 miles south of the lakeside city of Coeur d'Alene.

The bodies of the pilot, 50-year-old Craig Kestner, and his son, 21-year-old Brock Kestner, have been recovered, said Kootenai County Sheriff's Department Major Dan Mattos.

Initial information indicates the men are from Bighorn County, Wyo., Mattos said.

Officers were called to the area at about 5:10 p.m., according to the sheriff's department. A Spokane County Sheriff's helicopter located the crash site about 80 minutes later.

"It came to rest in a heavily wooded, brushy area," Mattos said.

The Kootenai County sheriff's office and authorities from the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the crash. The cause has not been determined.

"We don't have any idea right now," Mattos said. "It's going to take some investigation to determine why the plane went down."