COLEMAN COUNTY, TX. (THECOUNT) — Chase Hunter Bellah, of Brownwood, Texas, has been identified as the pilot killed in a Thursday small plane crash in Coleman County.

Bellah, 31, was killed when a Beechcraft Super King Air B200 he was operating crashed in Coleman County on Thursday morning.

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According to reports, Bellah was killed around 6:30 a.m. Thursday along with his passengers, Cleve Whitener, 70, and Gary Morrison, 65, of Abilene.

The group was on their way to a hunting trip at Whitener Ranch in Burton.

The NTSB is investigating the cause of the crash.

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Geo quick facts: Coleman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 8,895. The county seat is Coleman. The county was founded in 1858 and organized in 1864 – Wikipedia.