A small airplane crashed near the Colorado Springs Airport on Monday morning was fatal, but the number of people who died has not been determined, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department. Photos of the scene showed burning wreckage and an ensuing grass fire. The crash was reported just before 11 a.m. off Powers Boulevard near Platte Avenue. Peterson Air Force Base temporarily closed the west gate into the base, but it reopened shortly after noon. The airport is at 7770 Milton Proby Parkway. Read more on Colorado Springs Gazette ......
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