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Mid-Air Crash Just Miles From My House

February 6, 2010 at 5:52 PM Leave a comment

A private plane collided with the tow-line of a glider being towed by another small plane this afternoon over Boulder, Colorado  — just a few miles from my house.  The glider self-released and made its way back to the airport but at least one of the motorized planes crashed.  Whether they both did isn’t clear yet.  Four people are dead.

Here’s the chilling video from MSNBC.

Very sad.  And what a nightmare of an experience for the glider pilot.

UPDATE:  Local news stations say both of the motorized planes crashed, and from what they’re saying it sounds like they collided; the tow-line wasn’t involved.  They also say three people are confirmed dead but as many as five people may have died given the total seating capacity both planes.  Debris is spread out over a mile and a half.

Again, so sad.  We see gliders being pulled up over our house and toward the Rockies all day long around here.  They ride the thermal winds that rise up off the plains.  The tow pilots are average guys/gals just trying to make a living.

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