Fort Carson crash injures two crewmembers on small plane

Fort Carson spokeswoman Dani Johnson says the the plane — a DA20 — had been contracted by the US Air Force for a training mission out of Pueblo

January 30, 2014

Military officials say a small plane crashed at Fort Carson's Butts Army Airfield, injuring the two crewmembers aboard.

Fort Carson spokeswoman Dani Johnson says the crewmembers were hospitalized Wednesday afternoon. She says the plane — a DA20 — had been contracted by the U.S. Air Force for a training mission out of Pueblo.

The Colorado Springs Gazette reports the crewmembers, who are listed in good condition at a nearby hospital, were participating in the Air Force's initial flight screening program when their plane crashed. The training program is the first step in a long process of earning an Air Force pilot's wings.

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The newspaper reports Doss Aviation of Colorado Springs runs the program under a 10-year, $200 million contract.

The National Transportation Safety Board will help investigate the crash.