http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/05/us/colorado-plane-crash/Jet crashes on landing at Aspen, Colorado, airport, killing 1
By Alan Duke, CNN
updated 4:43 PM EST, Sun January 5, 2014
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Plane crash at Aspen airport
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NEW: Two people are transported to a hospital with injuries, a spokesman says
Crashed jet was a Bombardier Challenger 600 coming from Tucson, Arizona
LeAnn Rimes tweets: "So sad! Horrible plane crash we just saw happen at the Aspen airport"
(CNN) -- At least one person died when a small plane crashed while trying to land at the Aspen, Colorado, airport Sunday, said Alex Burchetta with the Pitkin County Sheriff's Office.
Two other people were transported to the hospital with "moderate to severe injuries," he said.
Photos posted on Twitter showed the plane upside down on the tarmac, its fuselage charred.
Two celebrities, who were at the small airport in the Aspen ski resort area, posted Twitter messages saying they witnessed the crash.
"So sad! Horrible plane crash we just saw happen at the Aspen airport," singer LeAnn Rimes tweeted.
Comedian Kevin Nealon tweeted: "Horrible plane crash here at Aspen airport. Exploded into flames as it was landing. I think it was a private jet. Fire truck and ambulances were on the scene within minutes."
FAA spokesman Allen Kenitzer said the twin-engine jet was a Bombardier Challenger 600 that was coming from Tucson, Arizona.
The Aspen airport is known as a challenging place for pilots to land because of the mountains that surround the runway. The airport tarmac is often filled with private planes owned or chartered by the wealthy and famous who own vacation homes in the mountain resort community.
"Airport is closed now," Nealon tweeted. "I think I'll drive back to LA after seeing that."