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Evan Sherlock watched the 55-year-old aircraft struggling in the air moments before crashing and skidding to the front lawn of a Colorado home. Neighbors and witnesses still showed concern the following day, with some showing up to the site for updates.
Four people were taken to the hospital Friday after a plane crashed in a quiet neighborhood in Arvada. Moments later, the plane burst into flames.
“Upon seeing it I noticed that the airplane was too low, wings fluttering and I noticed that there was fumes coming off the back and it just looked wrong,” said Sherlock. “I was wondering what on earth was going to happen to that plane.”
The National Transportation Safety Board has launched an investigation into what caused the crash.
Saturday morning a quiet scene in the Arvada neighborhood where the plane crashed; a stark difference from the scene on Friday.
Sherlock was in disbelief at what he saw. He says in the 13 years he has lived in the area, he never experienced anything like it.
“It was one of those moments where you really couldn’t tell what was going on,” said Sherlock. “It was just people and chaos, a very surreal scene.”
Sherlock was on his way to pick up some mulch for his front yard when he came across the terrifying scene.
“It really opens your eyes that there is danger around every corner, after talking to neighbors all of us were a little spooked that it happened here,” said Sherlock.
Neighbors and community members who witnessed the accident ran to the scene to help out those impacted. Arvada fire and police also responded to help.
Saturday afternoon, the concern from neighbors for those impacted continued. Some residents doing their part to check on the owners of the home where the plane landed.
“I met these people and I had real concern about them and wanted to see how they were doing and how their house was,” said Gary Gable.
Gable, a concerned neighbor, says he also used to fly small planes and this particular model, a 1969 Beechcraft Bonanza 35, can be dangerous.
“They nickname it the ‘widow maker’ because they are very unstable sometimes,” said Gable.
The NTSB has taken pieces of the aircraft to their facility in Greeley for further examination. A preliminary report is in the works and is expected to be posted on their site soon.
Anyone who might have witnessed the plane crash is asked to call the NTSB at 202-314-6290.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – For the last 50 years, a group of men have been quietly doing a lot of good in Colorado Springs.
Meet the Rocky Mountain Ques.
“We are a group of college-educated men, we have all types of great occupations, and we are leaders,” said Brett Britton, a member of the organization. “We also have a lot of great men that stem from the military. We own businesses, we are fathers, we are husbands, we are businessmen. We take this collaboration of like-minded men and come together in one place.”
The group stems from a college fraternity, the Omega Psi Phis, but is so much more than that. The Colorado Springs chapter — known officially as the Xi Pis and collectively as the Rocky Mountain Ques — was founded in 1974 by nine charter members, including a former Tuskegee Airmen, with the purpose of continuing the Omega Psi Phis’ commitment to service in adulthood.
“What is unique about what our core of men do is that once we leave school, we continue the service that we raised our hand to do. So it doesn’t stop just with college,” Britton said. “As we move on as adults, we join or move into graduate chapters. Many of us may have served in undergraduate, but not all, and then undergraduates can move into graduate chapters.”
Some of the people who have joined the Rocky Mountain Ques weren’t even a part of the organization in college at all and came to it later in life!
“We have just continued to have more and more great men. They travel from elsewhere outside, they take on jobs here, they retire here, and they realize that their home is here and they come and see what we’re doing and be a part of it, and we just continue to grow,” Britton said.
And what they’re doing is making Colorado Springs a better place one, one act of service at a time. Whether it’s laying wreaths on veterans’ graves, mentoring teens in the court system who need intervention, hosting health fairs for the Black community, giving blood, or volunteering at local food pantries, when you see those men in purple and gold out and about, you know they’re up to good!
“We support things such as the African-American Youth Leadership Conference, the Economic Children of Color Summit. … We take on mentoring for kids that need assistance, need help, and need guidance. Giving out scholarships, visiting colleges. … And we support so many other things, such as Care and Share.”
Education in particular is a huge deal for the chapter. A lot of their work, including the many FUN-raisers they host during the year — golf tournaments, youth talent shows — goes right back towards funding scholarships and helping guide local kids towards higher education.
The White Out is the organization’s most recent fundraising event, held last weekend at a local club. It’s a big party open to any and everyone who wants to come, no Omega Psi Phi roots needed, with an entry fee at the door. That fee goes right back towards helping the causes dearest to these men’s hearts.
“We dressed in all white, white outfits, very spiffy if you would, and this particular event was more of a party, but the meaning behind it was not just to have fun, but to help us raise money to put back into our coffers so that we can have additional funds to do the things that we do out in the community,” Britton said. “There are donations that have to be given out, scholarships that have to be given out. We support people. If we have it within our budget, maybe we can go out and offer our time and value to somebody.”
“I‘ve been a supporter of the White Out for the past four years,” said Walt Johnson, who we spoke to at last weekend’s White Out celebration. “They raise money for scholarships and young students. I do it as a community service so I can help them help young people get to college, get educated, so they can be our future leaders. It’s very important to me to give back to young people, and this is one of the ways I like to do it.”
Over the years, the men of the Rocky Mountain Ques have received accolades for their work, including most recently, the international Social-Action Chapter of the Year!
“We’ve been recognized for our work locally, regionally, and internationally. We’ve even won a couple of awards in the city as well. It feels good to be recognized. But we don’t do it for the medal, we do it because this is what is unique to this service: We are supposed to give back to the community,” Britton said.
Read more about the Rocky Mountain Ques and their good work here!
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