海角大神

Fort Carson crash injures two crewmembers on small plane

Fort Carson spokeswoman Dani Johnson says the the plane 鈥 a DA20 鈥 had been contracted by the US Air Force for a training mission out of Pueblo

Military officials say a small plane聽crashed聽at聽Fort聽Carson's聽Butts Army Airfield, injuring the two crewmembers aboard.

Fort聽Carson聽spokeswoman Dani Johnson says the crewmembers were hospitalized Wednesday afternoon. She says the plane 鈥 a DA20 鈥 had been contracted by the U.S. Air Force for a training mission out of Pueblo.

The Colorado Springs Gazette reports聽the crewmembers, who are listed in good condition at a nearby hospital, were participating in the Air Force's initial flight screening program when their plane聽crashed. The training program is the first step in a long process of earning an Air Force pilot's wings.

The newspaper reports Doss Aviation of Colorado Springs runs the program under a 10-year, $200 million contract.

The National Transportation Safety Board will help investigate the聽crash.

You've read  of  free articles. Subscribe to continue.
Real news can be honest, hopeful, credible, constructive.
海角大神 was founded in 1908 to lift the standard of journalism and uplift humanity. We aim to 鈥渟peak the truth in love.鈥 Our goal is not to tell you what to think, but to give you the essential knowledge and understanding to come to your own intelligent conclusions. Join us in this mission by subscribing.
QR Code to Fort Carson crash injures two crewmembers on small plane
Read this article in
/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2014/0130/Fort-Carson-crash-injures-two-crewmembers-on-small-plane
QR Code to Subscription page
Start your subscription today
/subscribe