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| One dead and two injured in crash at Aspen-Pitkin airport in Colorado | |
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| One person died and two were injured in a plane crash at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport in western Colorado on Sunday, about 100 miles south-west of Denver. | One person died and two were injured in a plane crash at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport in western Colorado on Sunday, about 100 miles south-west of Denver. |
| The Pitkin County sheriff's office confirmed the fatality and injuries to the Guardian. | The Pitkin County sheriff's office confirmed the fatality and injuries to the Guardian. |
| An FAA spokesman told the Guardian: “The airplane appears to be a Bombardier Challenger 600, coming from Tucson to Aspen. It crashed while attempting to land.” | An FAA spokesman told the Guardian: “The airplane appears to be a Bombardier Challenger 600, coming from Tucson to Aspen. It crashed while attempting to land.” |
| The Aspen Times reported that an undersheriff had confirmed the aircraft to be a private jet. The comedian Kevin Nealon, who was at the airport and witnessed the crash, used Twitter to say: “Horrible plane crash here at Aspen airport. Exploded into flames as it was landing.” | The Aspen Times reported that an undersheriff had confirmed the aircraft to be a private jet. The comedian Kevin Nealon, who was at the airport and witnessed the crash, used Twitter to say: “Horrible plane crash here at Aspen airport. Exploded into flames as it was landing.” |
| Earlier on Sunday, a plane slid into snow as it turned on to a taxiway after landing at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York, halting flights at the airport for two hours and causing residual delays. The Delta flight from Toronto was carrying 35 passengers and crew members, none of whom were hurt. | Earlier on Sunday, a plane slid into snow as it turned on to a taxiway after landing at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York, halting flights at the airport for two hours and causing residual delays. The Delta flight from Toronto was carrying 35 passengers and crew members, none of whom were hurt. |
| On Saturday, a small plane traveling to Connecticut after a tour of the Statue of Liberty made an emergency landing on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx, in New York City. Neither the pilot nor his two passengers were seriously injured. | On Saturday, a small plane traveling to Connecticut after a tour of the Statue of Liberty made an emergency landing on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx, in New York City. Neither the pilot nor his two passengers were seriously injured. |
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