Erie (US): A spokesman for the National Transportation Board says all five people aboard a small plane that crashed near an airport north of Denver have died.
NTSB spokesman Peter Knudson said yesterday afternoon that the Piper PA-46 airplane crashed near the Erie Municipal Airport about 11:50 am Shortly after the crash, three people were declared dead at the scene and two were taken to hospitals.
Erie Police Commander Lee Mathis says the six-passenger plane crashed a few hundred yards northwest of the runway, but he did not know if it was landing or taking off.
A photo of the crash site posted on the Boulder Daily Camera’s website showed the mangled wreckage of the plane, which crashed into a grassy field.
The NTSB is investigating the crash. Erie is about 32 kilometers north of Denver. (AP)
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