SPOKANE, Wash. — Dan Arrotta, the owner of Arrotta's Automax & RV and Arrotta's Mitsubishi in Spokane, died Saturday in a small plane crash in Montana.

KREM 2 confirmed the news with Arrotta's son, Jeremy.

In a post on Facebook, Arrotta's wife Nadine said he was flying their plane to Montana to go hunting with his brothers and crashed before landing.

Nadine spoke exclusively with KREM 2 and shares her heartbreak and how her husband will be remembered.

"Generous and humble": Those are the two words Nadine Arrotta used to describe her late husband Dan Arrotta. She and her family are still processing this unexpected loss.

Nadine says Dan left Spokane early Friday night, eager to meet up with his brothers and a few friends in Montana for a hunting trip. But, his plane crashed before landi

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