A twin-engine airplane with two individuals on board crashed into a field near Brainard Drive and Midway Boulevard in unincorporated Boulder County near Broomfield shortly after 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. There were no survivors.
North Metro Fire Department’s Fire Engine 67 and Brush Engine 67 were first on the scene of the crash, according to North Metro Fire Rescue District’s Public Information Officer Sara Farris, followed by North Metro Fire’s Medic 61, Engine 61, and a battalion chief.
Farris said that Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport's Aircraft Rescue (ARFF) unit responded to the scene and supported NMFD’s efforts to extinguish a fire involving the plane and grass around the crash site.
The Boulder County Coroner's Office is still conducting its identification process and has not released any names of the victims, Farris said. The NTSB and FAA are in charge of the crash investigation.
The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office reported that the small aircraft had departed Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport around 10 a.m. and “shortly after, the pilot was trying to return to the airport due to an emergency,” but the plane crashed before making it back to the airport.
The sheriff’s office said to follow the Boulder County Sheriff's Office online for additional updates and urged the public to avoid the Boulder County Open Space area where the crash occurred while the investigation is ongoing.
