o injuries were reported after two planes collided midair over Cherry Creek State Park on Wednesday morning, South Metro Fire Rescue said.
A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said a Cirrus SR-22 with two occupants and a Swearingen Metroliner SA226TC with one occupant collided about four miles north of Centennial Airport about 10:25 a.m.
The National Transportation Safety Board said it appears the collision happened as both planes were in the process of landing.
The pilot of the Cirrus deployed the plane’s parachute and crashed in the park near East Belleview Avenue and South Peoria Street.
There were no fires or fuel spills, the Arapahoe County Sheriff s Office said, and both people onboard walked away from the crash without suffering any injuries.
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While the snow is flying on Grand Mesa, work behind the scenes on the Palisade Plunge continues with search-and-rescue planning and monitoring and maintenance plans moving forward.
Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association (COPMOBA) President Scott Winans said the Mesa County Search and Rescue team was able to complete a walk-through of the trail and determined that there is adequate access for them to service the Plunge.
âOn the organizational side, one great step is the Mesa County Search and Rescue got through their work late in the season last year and have indicated that they have what they need and they consider the route accessible from a search-and-rescue perspective,â Winans said.