Report: Plane Crash Happened During Stall Recovery

LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A preliminary report shows that the small plane crash in a reservoir in Larimer County last month happened while the pilot was receiving instruction on how to recover from a stall.
Patrick Blankemeier, 58, from Arvada and James Griffith, 23, from Denver were submerged in the water for 50 minutes before they were pulled out. They did not survive.
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Around 7:45 a.m. Feb. 27, the single engine Cessna with the two men on board plunged into the icy wat