The two men who died in a Jan. 23 plane crash in Tucson were identified as Jeffrey Green, 56, and Daniel Rodriguez, 38. 

The men were identified through dental comparisons on Jan. 26, the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner said in a news release. 

The privately-owned Beechcraft 300 Super King Air was headed to Mexico, but crashed at the Tucson International Airport shortly after takeoff. The two men died from blunt force and thermal injuries. 

National Transportation Safety Board officials are investigating the crash.

The plane arrived at the Tucson airport on Friday, Jan. 20, coming in from Daugherty Field Airport in Long Beach, California, according to flightaware.com

Listen to a recording of the Tucson airport tower's communications with the plane:


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