BLACKFOOT — Caden West packed a lifetime of adventure, love and purpose into his 27 years.

That life came to an end Saturday night when the Pocatello man was killed in a plane crash at the Blackfoot Airport.

His brother, Myles, and another man were also aboard the single-engine plane and survived, though both were reportedly seriously injured.

The crash happened at approximately 11 p.m. Saturday on the north end of the Blackfoot Airport. The aircraft came to rest across Teeples Drive and the road remains closed as of Sunday afternoon.

Blackfoot police said they are working with the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board to investigate. It was the second plane crash at the Blackfoot Airport on Saturday; an earlier unrelated crash that morning caused only minor injuries to the pilot and lone occupant.

Caden's father, well-known Pocatello physician Dr. Jason West, has shared heartfelt memories of his son in a series of Facebook posts, painting a picture of a young man who lived fully, loved deeply, and left an impression on everyone who knew him.

Caden was chasing a dream when he died — a career flying for the airlines.

"Caden loved to fly," his father wrote. "He was working toward the airlines — that was the plan, that was the dream, and he was chasing it hard."

By 27, Caden had already built a rich, adventurous life. He earned the rank of Eagle Scout, served an LDS mission in Cincinnati, Ohio, and spent two years working on a film crew covering Alaska's Iditarod sled dog race. He graduated from BYU-Idaho with a finance degree — and his curiosity never stopped there.

"He was curious about everything and good at most of it," his father wrote.

Above all, Caden was defined by how much he loved his family. His father described Caden and his brothers as best friends who talked every single day.

"They wanted to be him, and he loved them right back," Jason West wrote. "He was a delight to his mother."

Caden and his father shared what Jason West called "our own language" — flying, business, motorcycles, investing — conversations he said he will treasure for the rest of his life.

"I will miss those conversations for the rest of my life," he wrote.

The family's grief is paired with gratitude — for the years they had with Caden, and for the family around them still healing. Caden's brother Myles is in serious but stable condition, his father said. Their close friend who was aboard the flight remains in more serious condition, Dr. West said.

Even from a hospital bed, Myles' first instinct was to look out for everyone else.

"Myles wants everyone to know he's doing OK — and that's Myles, worrying about the rest of us from a hospital bed," his father wrote.

Jason West said Caden was predeceased by two grandfathers, Max Hanks and Henry West.

"He has two grandfathers who loved him and who were waiting for him," Dr. West wrote. "That reunion is bittersweet from where we're standing. We're glad they have him. We just weren't ready to let him go."

In his Facebook posts just hours after his son's death, Dr. West captured what made Caden so beloved.

"Caden was the spitting image and acted just like his dad," Dr. West wrote. "Not exactly perfect, but was perfect for the Wests. When your mom and dad adore you, your brothers want to be you, and your friends are just plain happy they know you — you did it right."