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(NewsNation) — One idiosyncratic was killed and different hospitalized Sunday erstwhile 2 tiny craft collided mid-air astatine a northeastern Colorado airport, officials said.
The FAA said a Cessna 172 and an Extra Flugzeugbau EA300 struck each different arsenic some craft attempted to onshore astatine Fort Morgan Municipal Airport astir noon section time. There were 2 radical aboard each plane, said the FAA, which volition analyse on with the National Transportation Safety Board.
What happened astatine Fort Morgan Municipal Airport?
Both planes crashed and caught occurrence aft colliding, the Morgan County Sheriff's Office said successful a prepared statement. The occupants of the Cessna sustained insignificant injuries and were treated astatine the airport, but 1 of the occupants of the different level was pronounced dormant astatine the scene, authorities said.
The 2nd idiosyncratic connected the different level was taken to a section hospital, the sheriff's bureau said.
"We widen our deepest condolences to the household and friends of the unfortunate successful this tragic event," officials said. "Additionally, we privation to convey the citizens who assisted successful trying to extinguish the occurrence until the occurrence section and archetypal responders arrived connected the scene."
No further details were released.
Fort Morgan is astir 80 miles northeast of Denver.
