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Mid-air collision reported above Cherry Creek Reservoir, FAA in investigates

By Yukta Samvedi

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is currently investigating an in-flight collision between two small planes in Cherry Creek State Park to the southeast of Denver’s city limits on Wednesday morning.

Witnesses say they are completely shocked as no one was injured in severe wreckage that took place as a result of the incident in the south of Belleview and Peoria. The wreckage of the first plane is reported to be found south of Cherry Creek Reservoir and the other plane landed at Centennial Airport with a huge hole in its cabin, as tweeted by the South Metro Fire Rescue, yesterday.

As investigators from the FAA are actively working on the cause of the collision, they issued this statement on the preliminary investigation, “A Cirrus SR-22 and a Swearingen Metroliner SA226TC collided in midair approximately four miles north of Centennial Airport in Denver, Colo., around 10:25 a.m. local time today. The pilot of the Cirrus deployed the aircraft’s parachute and landed in a nearby neighborhood. The pilot of the Swearingen landed at Centennial Airport. Two people were on board the Cirrus and one person was on board the Swearingen. Please check with local authorities for the occupants’ conditions and identities. We have no reports of people on the ground being injured. The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate. Neither agency identifies people involved in aircraft accidents.”

Yukta Samvedi

"Yukta Samvedi, a business enthusiast and Economics student is currently pursuing her passion for the world of media and commerce by working as a Business and Current Affairs Journalist at USAnewshour."