Home : News :

A burning aircraft falls to the ground Saturday, Feb. 5, 2010, after a midair collision with another private plane in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/Shano Kelley)

Regular Photo Size
Large Map
  • West News
New tool shares tweeting locationsNew tool shares tweeting locations

Twitter can now let the world automatically know your …

Pot growing next to census buildingPot growing next to census building

A medical marijuana growing site turned out to be the source of…

Court upholds 'under God' in pledgeCourt upholds 'under God' in pledge

An appellate court has upheld references to God on U.S. …

Autopsy: Animal fatally mauled teacherAutopsy: Animal fatally mauled teacher

A teacher jogging along a rural Alaskan road was killed in an …

Pilot dies in plane crash at AZ airportPilot dies in plane crash at AZ airport

A World War II-era plane crashed Thursday while attempting to …

Advertisement

'Everything went red' after collision

Reconstruction of fatal plane collision planned

Updated: Tuesday, 09 Feb 2010, 10:53 AM EST
Published : Tuesday, 09 Feb 2010, 10:53 AM EST

    BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A glider pilot who flew to safety through a fireball from the midair collision of two planes over Boulder says it was just seconds between when he saw one plane approaching and when it collided with the plane towing him.

    Reuben Bakker tells NBC's "Today" show Tuesday that he "didn't see the wreckage anymore because it was gone, because everything was red."

    Bakker managed to disconnect the glider just before the planes collided near Boulder Municipal Airport on Saturday. Three people on the two planes that collided were killed. Federal aviation investigators were piecing together the planes Tuesday and plan to do a 3-D reconstruction.

    Copyright Associated Press, Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

    • Comments

    Ground rules for posting comments: No profanity or personal attacks. Please keep comments focused on the subject of the story. Posts that violate the rules will be removed. Keep it civil.

     

    Advertisement
    Advertisement