Two small planes have collided in mid-air near an airport in Colorado.
The aircraft, which were both in the air around Fort Morgan Municipal Airport, crashed into one another and sent smoke and flames soaring through the sky around 10.40am on Sunday.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating the crash and confirmed two people were on board each aircraft.
‘A Cessna 172 and an Extra Flugzeugbau EA300 collided while both aircraft were attempting to land at Fort Morgan Municipal Airport in Colorado,’ the FAA said.
Morgan County Sheriff David Martin confirmed to Denver 7 that at least one person sustained burns during the crash.
One of the planes caught fire and the other was heavily damage, the sheriff’s office said.
Martin said his deputies are on scene at the airport and going through the badly damaged planes.
The crash forced the airport to close.
The NTSB issued a statement confirming their role in the investigation: ‘NTSB investigating the Aug. 31 midair collision involving a Cessna 172 airplane and an Extra EA 300 airplane near Fort Morgan, Colorado.’
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