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Yahoo
17-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
No survivors in small plane crash in field near Broomfield: North Metro Fire Rescue
DENVER (KDVR) — At least one person is dead after a small plane crashed in a field near Broomfield on Saturday morning. Mark Daugherty, deputy chief of operations for North Metro Fire Rescue, told FOX31's Kasia Kerridge that the crash was a 'tragic incident' and there were no survivors. Daugherty said that at least one person was dead and could not confirm how many people were on board the plane. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox The plane took off from the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, and Daugherty said it immediately tried to return. He said that emergency services were notified of an aircraft emergency around 10 a.m., and as crews were responding, they were alerted that the plane had crashed. When NMFR arrived on the scene, the plane was on fire and Daugherty said they were able to extinguish the fire rapidly. The airport said in a post on X that the plane was a Beechcraft twin-engine airplane. The airport said that the pilot called the Air Traffic Control tower, reporting an issue with the door being opened. The small plane crashed in a field east of Brainard Road in Broomfield. The road is closed in the area. Daugherty said that the National Transportation Safety Board, Federal Aviation Administration, Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, Broomfield Police Department and Boulder County Sheriff's Office are investigating. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
17-05-2025
- General
- CBS News
Plane crashes shortly after takeoff from Colorado airport
A plane departing Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield crashed Saturday morning shortly after takeoff. The plane went down west of Broomfield and immediately north of U.S. 36 near railroad tracks and in a field. The crashed plane caught fire, according to a social media post from North Metro Fire Rescue. The fire was extinguished within minutes. There were no survivors, although the number of people that were on board has not been confirmed by authorities, per a North Metro Fire spokesperson. CBS The sign of trouble occurred at 10:01 a.m. Per radio traffic from RMMA's tower, the plane failed to turn when alerted to other aircraft. When tower personnel questioned the lack of response, the plane's pilot responded, "We're going to have to go back and re-land. We've got the door popped can hardly hear you, sir." The tower quickly gave the pilot permission to land on runway 30-Right. The pilot did not answer. Within seconds, the tower clarified: "Any runway you need. Any runway. You are cleared to land." The tower made three of those announcements before another pilot said, "They just went down north of 36." CBS Personnel from other responding agencies, which includes the Boulder County Sheriff's Office and the National Transportation Safety Board, are gathering at Midway Avenue and Brainard Drive. No other information has been released.
