BROOMFIELD, Colo. — North Metro Fire crews responded to a small plane crash in a field in Broomfield Saturday morning.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the two people on board the Beech 95-B55 did not survive the crash.
No one on the ground was injured.
The crash occurred around 10 a.m. north of Midway Boulevard and east of Brainard Drive, just north of Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, where the aircraft had just departed.
The agency said a small grass fire was sparked after the plane crashed into the field, but was quickly extinguished after crews arrived.
According to air traffic control radio communications, the pilot notified the tower that a door on the aircraft had popped open just after taking off from Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport.
ATC then gave the pilot clearance to return to the airport and land on any runway, but the plane was not able to make it back and went down in a fiery crash north of U.S. 36.
No other details were available.
The Boulder County Coroner’s Office will release the decedents' identities once they have been determined and the next of kin have been notified.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA have been notified and will investigate the cause of the crash.
"Preliminary information indicates the airplane was returning to Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport shortly after departure and crashed around 10:05 a.m. local time," an NTSB statement read.
An NTSB investigator is expected to arrive on the scene Sunday morning. The aircraft will then be recovered and taken to a secure facility for further evaluation.
The cause of the crash remains undetermined.
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