2 small planes collide midair in Colorado, 3 killed

2 small planes collide midair in Colorado, 3 killed
Crash over Boulder County, Colorado, involved Cessna 172 and Sonex Xenos
Three people died after two small planes collided in midair on Saturday over Boulder County, Colorado, authorities said.

Neighbors called 911 shortly before 9 a.m. after witnessing a Cessna 172 and the Sonex Xenos crash into one another.

"It looked like it was in trouble, 'cause planes don’t go straight down," Sean Tufts told FOX31 Denver. "There was no fireball, nothing, it just crumpled."

One of the planes crashed in a field, the other in a stand of trees near Vance Brand Airport in Longmont, Colorado, about 30 north of Denver.