Tag: Rocky Mountain Metro Airport
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Pickup blows through JeffCo Airport security fence, damages planes
Early Monday morning a red pickup truck Driven by a 47-year-old male drove through a security gate at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Jefferson County, striking two unoccupied aircraft parked on the apron. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office was notified of the event at approximately 8:40 a.m. The vehicle “blew” through the gate, past aircraft…
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Arvada plane crash vicitim identified as Parker woman
A woman who died in an Arvada plane crash has been identified as Melissa Brinkmann, according to a statement released by her family though the Arvada Police Department. “On Saturday, June 8th, we said goodbye to our beloved Melissa, our daughter, our big sister, our mom, our best friend, our partner, our hero. We ask…
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Rocky Mountain Metro names new airport director
In the wake of a lawsuit, community uproar and the disbanding of its airport community noise roundtable, Jefferson County announced it has selected Erick Alan Dahl as the new Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport director. Dahl replaces former director Paul Anslow, who abruptly left the Broomfield-based general aviation airport in November 2023 under what was cited…
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Authorities identify four people killed in Boulder County plane crash
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The Boulder County Coroner’s Office identified the four people who were killed when a plane crashed near Lefthand Canyon Drive last month. The victims were Steven Chase, 32, Sandra Kirby, 48, Amanda Kirby, 13, and Ian Kirby, 17. Their cause and manner of death are still pending, according to the coroner’s office. The plane departed…
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Plane crashes in Boulder County, no injuries reported
An instructor pilot and student walked away unscathed after a small plane crashed in Boulder County Thursday, according to the sheriff’s office. Multiple first responders from the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, Colorado State Patrol, Lafayette Police and Fire Department and several other agencies responded to a plane crash near the intersection of U.S. Highway 287…