3 die as 2 planes collide midair close to Denver: ‘How on such a transparent morning…’ | World News

Two small airplanes collided in midair close to Denver on Saturday, killing three individuals, authorities stated.

It wasn't identified what might need induced the crash between the four-seater Cessna 172 and the Sonex Xenos, a light-weight, aluminum, homebuilt plane that may seat two.

Close by residents who heard the crash and rushed exterior informed CBS affiliate 9News in Denver they had been shocked the planes might have struck one another on such a transparent morning.

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One of many planes crashed in a subject, the opposite in a stand of bushes, close to Vance Model Airport in Longmont, Colorado, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of Denver. Two individuals had been discovered lifeless in a single wreckage, and one particular person within the different, the Boulder County Sheriff's Workplace stated.

The Federal Aviation Administration and the Nationwide Transportation Security Board are investigating. The NTSB stated a preliminary report can be launched in about 15 days.

The collision occurred simply earlier than 9 a.m. Saturday. The identities of the victims weren't instantly launched.