One dead after plane crash in Colorado suburb

ARVADA, Colorado – One person was killed when a plane crashed and caught fire in an Arvada neighborhood Friday morning, the Jefferson County coroner said Monday.

The Arvada Fire Protection District responded to the accident at about 9:30 a.m. in the area of ​​Oberon Road and Carr Street. The small fixed-wing aircraft was burning in the front yard of a home when crews arrived on scene, Arvada Fire Operations Chief Matt Osier said at a news conference Friday.

All four people on board the plane were taken to a hospital on Friday, some in critical condition, others in serious condition. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirmed that two people on board were adults, and Arvada police said the other two on board were children.

NTSB Inspector Alex Lemishko said the plane took off from Centennial Airport, suffered engine failure en route to Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield and attempted to land on a roadway.

The plane’s left wing struck a tree before it crashed onto the road and came to rest in a front yard. A fire broke out after the crash, Lemishko said.

FlightAware showed the plane took off from Centennial Airport at 9:16 a.m. It is a 1969 Beechcraft V35A Bonanza, a six-seat, single-engine fixed-wing aircraft. The owner is a Larimer County resident.

A neighbor who witnessed the crash said he saw the plane tilting from side to side and that it appeared to be dumping fuel.

In a conversation with air traffic control, the pilot said that the oil lamp was burning and that “pressure was being lost.” He asked to be allowed to land on the ground.

“I’m trying to find a field or a park. I see something but I don’t know where I am,” the pilot said.

Jennifer Campbell-Hicks contributed to this report.

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