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U.S. National Transportation Safety Board

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    Plane crash in Gilpin County so bad authorities still don't know the type of aircraft involved

    Full-sized photos below.​Photos of a plane crash near Rollins Pass underscore the challenge facing Gilpin County Sheriff's Office personnel today. The single-engine craft went down in a heavily wooded area, and the vehicle itself is so mangled that, at this point, authorities have no idea abou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2010

    Joe Curtis's plane crashes into Prius and he takes off -- but he promises to come back

    Ken and Carol Marcoux's Prius (as seen in 9News coverage) has had better days.​Be honest: If you'd just hit a car as you landed your plane, what's the first thing you'd do? Run, probably -- which is exactly what 67-year-old Joe Curtis did. According to Boulder County Sheriff's Office spokesm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2008

    Wake-Up Call: Welcome to Denver. Ignore the wreck on your right

    Flying back into Denver Sunday, I looked for the wreckage of the Continental Airlines flight that had veered off a runway, careened down a hill and landed in a ravine, where it caught fire. That was back on December 20 -- and the plane is still there, clearly visible to passengers as some flights c ... More >>

  • News

    November 18, 2004

    Sky Pilot

    The siren call to fly a stunt plane can be a fatal one.

  • News

    January 30, 2003

    Give and Take

    The Oscar Hernandez saga demonstrates the benefits and risks of fundraising through the media.

  • News

    January 17, 2002

    The Plane Truth

    How did bogus information about a Boulder crash wind up going national?

  • News

    April 15, 1999

    Wrong Side of the Tracks

    So far this year, two people have been killed on Colorado railways. But there are six victims.

  • News

    April 1, 1999

    Flight Diversions

    Rumors won't fly with those who lost their loved ones in a Colorado Springs plane crash.

  • News

    October 1, 1998

    Team Spirits

    Nearly thirty years later, the site of a Loveland Pass plane crash is unchanged. But the athletes who walked away were never the same.

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