2 small planes collide in midair, but no one is hurt
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This image from CBS Denver shows a Key Lime Air Metroliner that landed safely at Centennial Airport after a mid-air collision near Denver on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (CBS Denver via AP)AP
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By PATTY NIEBERG, The Associated Press
DENVER (AP) Two small airplanes collided in midair Wednesday near Denver, leaving one aircraft nearly ripped in half and forcing the pilot of the other to deploy a parachute attached to the plane to land safely. Remarkably, no one was injured, officials said.
Both planes were getting ready to land at a small regional airport in a Denver suburb when they collided mid-morning, according to the National Transportation Safety Board and South Metro Fire Rescue.
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TWO planes collided in mid-air near Denver as pictures show one aircraft was left ripped in half after suffering major damage to its tail.
Both planes were preparing to land at a small regional airport in Colorado yesterday morning when the accident happened.
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A twin-engine Key Lime Metroliner aircraft suffered major tail damage after colliding with a small Cirrus plane near Denver yesterdayCredit: AP
Both planes had been given the all-clear to land on parallel runways at Centennial airport but one aircraft overshot its final approach before the mid-air collision.
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Print article DENVER Two small airplanes collided in the air near Denver, leaving one aircraft nearly ripped in half and forcing the other’s pilot to deploy a parachute. Remarkably, both planes landed safely and no one was injured, officials said. Both planes were getting ready to land at a small regional airport in a Denver suburb on Wednesday when they collided, according to the National Transportation Safety Board and South Metro Fire Rescue. “Every one of these pilots needs to go buy a lottery ticket right now,” Arapahoe County sheriff’s Deputy John Bartmann said. “I don’t remember anything like this especially everybody walking away. I mean that’s the amazing part of this.”
By PATTY NIEBERG
Associated Press
DENVER (AP) â The pilot of an airplane that collided with another midair near Denver requested emergency landing for engine failure, not knowing that his plane was nearly ripped in half, according to air traffic control audio. Miraculously, both planes landed and no one was hurt, officials said.
The planes were getting ready to land at a small regional airport in a Denver suburb on Wednesday when they collided, according to the National Transportation Safety Board and South Metro Fire Rescue.
The pilot that requested emergency landing was the only person aboard a twin-engine Fairchild Metroliner that landed at Centennial Airport despite major damage to its tail section. The plane is owned by a Colorado-based Key Lime Air, which operates cargo aircraft.
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Two planes collide above Denver, land with no one injured Every one of these pilots needs to go buy a lottery ticket right now, said an Arapahoe County sheriff s deputy.
By PATTY NIEBERGAssociated Press
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DENVER Two small airplanes collided in the air near Denver, leaving one aircraft nearly ripped in half and forcing the other’s pilot to deploy a parachute. Remarkably, both planes landed safely and no one was injured, officials said.
Both planes were getting ready to land at a small regional airport in a Denver suburb on Wednesday when they collided, according to the National Transportation Safety Board and South Metro Fire Rescue.