The plane went down on Wednesday afternoon near Wendover, Utah, when extreme wind conditions were reported in the area, Tooele County Emergency Management spokesman Wade Matthews said.
"We know the pilot in the Cessna 172 was on approach for landing at the Wendover airport when he ran into a weather situation and crashed into the dirt. All four people on board were killed," Matthews told Reuters.
"They called indicating they were going to land and once they got in and parked they wanted to be fueled up," said James Petersen, director of airports for Tooele County, Utah.
Petersen says a witness saw the plane having difficulty when it approached the airport runway.
"He saw a puff of dust when it hit the ground. It didn't catch fire it just hit the ground at a pretty steep angle," said Petersen.
The Wendover Airport remained open while emergency crews and investigators cordoned off the crash site north of the runway.
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