FORT MORGAN, Colo. — One person is dead and three others were injured following a mid-air collision involving two small planes at Fort Morgan Municipal Airport on Sunday morning, according to the Morgan County Sheriff's Office.
Morgan County Undersheriff Jon Horton said four people were involved—two people in a Cessna 172 and two people in an Extra EA 300.
Both planes were attempting to land at the small Morgan County airport around 10:40 a.m.
Horton said the fatal victim was in the Extra EA 300. The other occupant of the EA 300 was hospitalized with an unknown extent of injuries.
The two people in the Cessna walked away with only minor injuries, according to Horton.
Horton said the Cessna was on final approach to the airport when it was struck mid-air by the EA 300. Both aircraft crashed and caught fire.
Images from a Federal Aviation Administration weather camera show a plume of smoke just north of the airport, which is located about five miles north of the town of Fort Morgan off Highway 52.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board have been contacted and are expected to lead the investigation.
The crash forced the closure of Fort Morgan Municipal Airport.
The names of the parties involved are not being released at this time
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