Pat Porter died in a small plane crash. Don't remember him running in the Olympics, but I remember the name from World Cross Country meets.
http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2012/07/28/2-time-olympian-runner-killed-in-arizona-plane-crash/?intcmp=features
Wow, that's unfortunate. The Sedona airport is beautiful, and small. I imagine it was a horrific scene to watch from the 1 room "terminal".