Sheriff: 2 Small Planes Collide Midair Near Denver, 3 Dead

A crashed plane, one of two, lies along Niwot Road between Highway 287 and N. 95th St. in Longmont, Colo., on Sept. 17, 2022. Andy Cross/The Denver Post via AP

LONGMONT, Colo.—Two small airplanes collided in midair near Denver on Saturday, killing three people, authorities said.

It wasn’t known what might have caused the crash between the four-seater Cessna 172 and the Sonex Xenos, a light, aluminum, homebuilt aircraft that can seat two.