Crime & Safety
Small Plane Crashes In Boulder County
The pilot and passenger were not injured, the Boulder County Sheriff's Office said.
BOULDER COUNTY, CO — A small plane crashed near Erie Thursday in Boulder County, officials said. No injuries were reported.
Emergency crews were called around 7:10 p.m. to the Cherry Creek Tree Farm Open Space near the intersection of SH287 and Isabelle Road. A damaged Piper Cherokee 6 aircraft crashed in a field, the Boulder County Sheriff's Office said.
The instructor pilot and his student pilot were out of the plane and uninjured, deputies said.
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The plane had flown out of the Rocky Mountain Metro Airport, according to preliminary reports.
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The Federal Aviation Administration was investigating the cause of the crash.
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