No survivors on twin-engine plane that crashed in Colorado mobile home park
There were no survivors aboard a twin-engine Cessna airplane that crashed in a residential area in north-central Colorado on Monday, starting a fire that burned two mobile homes, officials said.
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. — There were no survivors aboard a twin-engine Cessna airplane that crashed in a residential area in north-central Colorado on Monday, starting a fire that burned two mobile homes, officials said.
The Federal Aviation Administration said it was not immediately known how many people were aboard the Cessna 421, which went down near the Steamboat Springs Airport just before 4:30 p.m. Citing the Routt County coroner, NBC affiliate KUSA of Denver reported there were two people aboard — a man and woman — who both died.
All residents of the mobile home park were accounted for, police said in a social media post. The fire also burned several outbuildings.
The plane was believed to have taken off from Longmont, Colorado, and was on its way to Ogden, Utah, Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue said.
Witnesses reported the airplane appeared to have mechanical issues, fire officials said.
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