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NTSB says pilot in fatal 2021 plane crash southwest of Denver was flying too low in the mountains

The pilot who died when his small, single-engine propeller plane crashed last year near Conifer was flying too low for the mountain terrain he was in, according to federal air crash investigators. The National Transportation Safety Board last week issued a final report on the April 3, 2021, crash in the mountains southwest of Denver […]

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Plane that crashed in Boulder County, killing 4, was on local sightseeing flight, NTSB says

The four people killed Sunday when a plane crashed in western Boulder County were on a sightseeing flight operated by a company based at the airport in Broomfield, according to federal air crash investigators. The plane was flying for Bluebird Aviation, according to Peter Knudson, a spokesman for the National Transportation Safety Board.  Bluebird Aviation, […]

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Plane that crashed in Boulder County, killing 4, was associated with aerial sightseeing service

The small plane that crashed Sunday morning in western Boulder County, killing four people, was associated with a company that offered sightseeing flights out of Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield.  The Cessna 337, a twin-engine propeller plane, was used by Bluebird Aviation, according to online reviews and photos posted by the company. The Colorado […]

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4 people were aboard small plane that crashed in western Boulder County, FAA says

Four people were aboard a small, twin-engine plane that crashed Sunday morning in western Boulder County, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. At least one of the people was killed. Marcia Alexander-Adams, a spokeswoman for the FAA, said the crash happened at about 9:30 a.m. roughly 21 miles west of Boulder. The plane was a […]

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2 people killed when plane crashes in Broomfield neighborhood, the second deadly crash this month

Two people died in a small plane crash in a neighborhood north of Denver. KMGH-TV reports the single-engine Piper PA32 went down in the Anthem Ranch neighborhood in Broomfield just before noon Sunday. No one on the ground was injured, and no homes were damaged, according to the North Metro Fire Rescue District. Sara Farris, […]