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Mid-Air Collision Downs Two Colorado Planes

What: Cessna 180 Skywagon
Where: intersection of County Line Road and Great Western Drive,Longmont, CO
When: Mar 23 2012, 11:43 a.m
Who: 2 fatalities

What: Cessna 172 Skyhawk
Where: near the main entrance, north of Vance Brand Airport, Longmont, CO
When: Mar 23 2012, 11:48 a.m
Who: 1 injury

Why: Witnesses say that two planes collided then crashed miles apart, a few minutes later. They were both banking when they struck, and in each other’s blind spots.

Witnesses who saw the Skyhawk crash and helped the pilot out of the wreckage commend pilot Bev Cameron for avoiding hitting anyone. She was hospitalized at Longmont United Hospital with multiple trauma injuries after the crash.

The Skywagon struck wires and crashed in a parking lot. The two people aboard did not survive the impact. Their names have not been released.

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