LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. — Larimer County authorities are responding to a single-engine plane crash near Storm Mountain Saturday afternoon.
There is no word on causalities or how many people were on board the plane at this time.
Video from AirTracker7 shows crews have reached the crash scene on a rocky and charred slope of Storm Mountain.
Video of the crash scene shows the single-engine Cessna 172 is broken up, with both wings and the nose separated from the rest of the aircraft. Debris can be seen scattered around the crashed plane.
The aircraft is owned and operated by the Civil Air Patrol, according to registration information from the plane's tail number. The Civil Air Patrol is a federally chartered non-profit corporation.
Data from FlightAware shows it took off from Northern Colorado Regional Airport and appeared to have circled the area several times before crashing. The flight's mission is unknown.
Additional details were not immediately available. Denver7 is working to gather more information.
This is a developing story.
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