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.
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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.
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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.
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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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While Colorado ranks near the middle of U.S. states for carbon emissions per capita, it still produces enough CO2 per person to rival countries on the World Bank’s list of top emitters internationally.
In 2023, Colorado produced 13.9 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions per capita. If it had been ranked by the World Bank during the same year, Colorado would have placed 14th among the more than 200 countries on the list, just behind Canada, at 14.1, and just ahead of the U.S. as a whole, at 13.7.
Among U.S. states, Colorado ranked 26th in carbon emissions per capita. Wyoming had the highest per capita emissions in the country, at 92.9 metric tons, while Maryland had the lowest, at 7.8.
Most of Colorado’s emissions come from energy production and consumption, primarily natural gas and oil production and electric power production and consumption.
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2023 Colorado Statewide Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks, pg. 128, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, November 2024. Source link
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Just a few short days after landing tight end Houston Thomas from the NCAA transfer portal, Mike Elko and the Texas A&M Aggies have now added reinforcements on the opposite side of the line of scrimmage.
Former Colorado Buffaloes safety Tawfiq Byard has officially announced his move from the Big 12 to the SEC, just a handful of days after entering the portal himself.
After A&M safety Bryce Anderson’s recent announcement of his own portal entry, Byard could be just the replacement that Elko and new defensive coordinator Lyle Hemphill need in the “Wrecking Crew’s” defensive backfield.
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A&M Lands Safety Tawfiq Byard From Colorado
Byard will now play football for his third school in his college career, having also spent some of his playing days with the South Florida Bulls before making the move to Boulder to play for NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes.
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Colorado Buffaloes defensive back Tawfiq Byard (7) reacts in the first quarter against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Folsom Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images | Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images
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Byard’s sophomore campaign in 2025 was much more telling than that of his previous efforts with the Bulls, appearing in all 12 games for the Buffs while starting in eight of those games.
The defensive back would lead the Colorado defense with 85 tackles and was tied for 26th in the nation in the solo tackles category, with 57, and his eight tackles for loss were the third-most by a safety in the history of the program.
His performance, which also included two forced fumbles, an interception, and 0.5 sacks, earned him an honorable mention on the All-Big 12 team.
For a Texas A&M team that has struggled with injuries in recent years, including one to Anderson, a head injury during the win over Notre Dame, Byard’s durability is exactly what Texas A&M needs on defense, and his efficiency will help tie together what should be a younger A&M secondary in the 2026 season.
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During his pair of years in South Florida, Byard appeared in 16 games while starting 10, all of which came in his redshirted freshman season, where he finished with 54 tackles (34 solo), eight tackles for loss, two sacks, one interception, and a fumble recovery before transferring to Colorado.
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The Buffaloes had a rough ride of a season in their first without quarterback Shedeur Sanders and former Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter, with only a 3-9 record (1-8 conference) to show for in 2025, their lone conference win coming against a ranked Iowa State Cyclones team.
With the defensive backfield back in decent order, the Aggies now look ahead to a grinding offseason before starting their third season under head coach Mike Elko with a hosting of the Missouri State Bears at Kyle Field on September 5.
