2 planes collide midair at Colorado airport
Two small planes collided midair on Sunday as they were attempting to land at an airport in Colorado, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The FAA said two people were aboard each aircraft, and the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office told a local NBC News outlet that one person was killed and three were injured.
The aircraft, a Cessna 172 and an Extra Flugzeugbau EA300, collided while trying to land at Fort Morgan Municipal Airport in Colorado at approximately 12:10 p.m. local time, the FAA said.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the incident, and investigators will arrive on the scene tomorrow afternoon, the NTSB said in a statement.
—Updated at 10:59 p.m. EDT
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