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BRIGHTON, Colo. (KDVR) – One person has died in a plane crash near I-76 in the Brighton area.
The plane took off from the private Van Air airport and crashed east of I-76 and south of East 168th Avenue around 12:15 p.m.
The Brighton Fire Department confirms that one person, the pilot, has died. There was no one else on the plane.
The FAA and NTSB have been notified of the crash, but for the time being the Adams County Sheriff’s Office is leading the investigation.
Witnesses told the sheriff’s office that they heard the plane’s engine fail then saw it spiral toward the ground.
