Sept. 17 (UPI) — Three people were killed when two small airplanes collided in mid-air Saturday near Boulder, Colo., authorities said.
A single-engine Cessna 172 and another aircraft collided and crashed near Vance Brand Airport in Longmont, Colo., just before 9 a.m., the Federal Aviation Administration told CNN and the Washington Post.
Two of the victims were aboard the Cessna, while other aircraft, identified as a Sonex Xenos by the National Transportation Safety Board, had an unknown number of people aboard.
The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office told KUSA-TV in Denver that a total of three people died in the incident. Both planes were found near to each other in a field about 13 miles northeast of Boulder.
None of the victims had been identified as of Saturday afternoon.
