Two small planes collided over Colorado and both landed safely, one after deploying a parachute

Gordon_R · May 13, 2021

Two small planes collided over Colorado and both landed safely, one after deploying a parachute | CNN

One of two planes that collided in the air near Denver deployed a parachute and slowly drifted to the ground, where two people walked away from the aircraft, a sheriff's office spokesman said Wednesday.

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One of two planes that collided in the air near Denver deployed a parachute and slowly drifted to the ground, where two people walked away from the aircraft, a sheriff's office spokesman said Wednesday.

The other plane, a small cargo turboprop, landed at an airport, according to Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Deputy John Bartmann. The lone person on board that plane was also unharmed.

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Gordon_R · May 13, 2021

ATC tapes and discussion:

WAslayer · May 13, 2021

So much space and two tiny aircrafts manages to collide with each other..

Amazing the things that can happen..

Gordon_R · May 13, 2021

WAslayer said:
So much space and two tiny aircrafts manages to collide with each other..

Amazing the things that can happen..

They were both trying to land at the same airport, which has parallel runways quite close together. Watch the video for details.

More reports:

FAA Investigates Mid-Air Collision Between 2 Small Planes Above Cherry Creek Reservoir South Of Denver

Crews rushed to the wreckage from a plane crash after two small planes collided mid-air. No injuries were reported.

denver.cbslocal.com

Video of the smaller red aircraft falling to the ground, guided by a parachute, was recorded by Hector Velazquez. He is heard asking his coworkers if they should run to help, and then points out others were already running around the crash site.

ChuckNorris · May 13, 2021

When I saw the heading of the parachute I immediately though it must be a Cirrus. They are one of the big names punting the parachutes.

Ninja'd · May 13, 2021

both landed safely

Ivan Leon · May 13, 2021

Video by a Cessna pilot doing his first solo flight & witnessing the incident unfolding whilst also on approach to the same airport:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xQSbTrmuko

VASAviation ATC recordings of the incident:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5tb2dVWJqc

AVHerald report:

Accident: Key Lime SW4 and private aircraft at Denver on May 12th 2021, mid-air collision
http://avherald.com/h?article=4e74b6e5&opt=0

WollieVerstege · May 13, 2021

So 2 plane collide in ATC controlled airspace, oi.
Transponders seem to be on for both, but no TCAS, vey.
Final report will be interesting.

rvZA · May 13, 2021

2 small airplanes collide midair above Denver, no one injured, authorities say

Two small airplanes collided in midair Wednesday near Denver, leaving one aircraft nearly ripped in half and forcing the pilot of the other to deploy a parachute attached to the plane to land safely. Remarkably, no one was injured, officials said.

www.foxnews.com

DENVER – Two small airplanes collided in midair Wednesday near Denver, leaving one aircraft nearly ripped in half and forcing the pilot of the other to deploy a parachute attached to the plane to land safely. Remarkably, no one was injured, officials said.

Both planes were getting ready to land at a small regional airport in a Denver suburb when they collided mid-morning, according to the National Transportation Safety Board and South Metro Fire Rescue.

"Every one of these pilots needs to go buy a lottery ticket right now," Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Deputy John Bartmann said. "I don’t remember anything like this — especially everybody walking away. I mean that’s the amazing part of this."

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1392532770388254720

Flanders · May 13, 2021

Ninja'd · May 13, 2021