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  • Piper Crashes in Colorado

    What: small twin-engine 1982 PA-60 Piper Aerostar was owned by BDW Equipment Leasing out of Las Vegas en route to McElroy Airfield
    Where: in a hay meadow on Grand Valley Ranch , Grand County Colorado near Kremmling
    When: 8:25 p.m. Thursday Sept 18
    Who: Two people and two dogs are confirmed dead, (and currently unidentified)
    Why: The crash occurred on the plane’s final approach to McElroy Airfield. The cause of the crash has not been determined. Witnesses say plane spiraled out of the sky and into the mountainous terrain. FAA was attempting to contact family members in Las Vegas. The National Transportation Safety Board has begun an investigation


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    Fatal Plane Crash Near US/Mexican Border

    What: Cessna en route from El Paso, Mexico, heading for Presidio, Texas. Plane had been inspecting damage to a dam caused by a flood from the Conchos River.
    Where: northern Mexico in the desert near the Mexican border city of Ojinaga
    When: Monday
    Who: Four people died, including top U.S. and Mexican water officials: Arturo Herrera and Carlos Marin, executive director of the Rio Grande Council, Jake Brisbin, and the pilot, who was not identified
    Why: pilot had signalled a problem