A small plane crashed while trying to land at the Aspen, Colorado, airport Sunday, killing the co-pilot and injuring two others aboard, said Alex Burchetta with the Pitkin County Sheriff's Office.
Witnesses described a fiery scene as the plane flipped over and became engulfed in flames.
Photos showed the plane upside down on the tarmac, its fuselage charred.
The pilot of the
twin-engine jet earlier reported high winds during a previous attempt to
land, according to a recording of the air traffic control radio
transmission obtained by CNN through Flightaware, a flight-tracking
website.
"Missed approach, N115WF. 33 knots of tail wind," the pilot is heard saying a few minutes before the crash.
The deceased co-pilot was
identified by Burchetta as 54-year-old Sergio Carranza Brabata of
Mexico. Pitkin County Coroner Dr. J. Steven Ayers listed the