Investigators at the scene of a plane crash in Boulder County CBS

Sheriff’s deputies, Colorado State Patrol, Rocky Mountain Fire Rescue and Boulder Rural Rescue responded to the area of ​​10000 Niwot Road and found two separate crash sites. The National Transportation Safety Board confirmed that a Cessna 172 collided with a Sonex Xenos aircraft. The Xenos is a lightweight, aluminum two-seat low-wing domestic aircraft. At the site of the first crash on the south side of Niwot Road, first responders found a damaged plane. They were able to confirm that there were two passengers on board and both were dead. Plane crashes into dead trees in Boulder County. CBS At the second crash site on the north side of Niwot Street, the downed plane was in a clump of trees. First responders confirmed a passenger on the plane was also dead at the scene. The names of those who died have not been released, but all three were adult men from the Front Range. One of the planes came down about 100 yards from Jeff Wolcott’s house. He was at home drinking his morning coffee and reading the newspaper when he said he heard the planes’ engines. “Then a loud ‘pop’ … a few seconds later a louder ‘pop’ and then a crash,” he told CBS Colorado’s Brian Maas. Wolcott called it difficult to process. “Life is so short. How quickly it can happen, just like that,” he said. Cary Hayes was at home watching cartoons with his two daughters and one son. He has lived outside of Longmont for about four years. His house is roughly equidistant between the two crash sites. “We heard a loud ‘pop’ and then my neighbor texted me. he saw the planes hit the air right over our house,” Hayes told Maas. Hayes said the crash sounded like a gunshot — a loud popping sound. “It’s strange that it could happen on a beautiful, sunny morning like today,” he thought. Hayes called it “super scary” and “hitting really close to home.” Roads are closed at 95th and Niwot Road, and Highway 287 at Niwot Road. CBS The investigation into exactly what happened is still ongoing. The Federal Aviation Administration is also investigating.