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Posted: 9:02 AM Feb 9, 2010
Glider pilot discusses fatal midair collision
The glider pilot who flew to safety through a fireball from the midair collision of two planes over Boulder says it was just seconds between when he saw one plane approaching and when it collided with the plane towing him
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BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The glider pilot who flew to safety through a fireball from the midair collision of two planes over Boulder says it was just seconds between when he saw one plane approaching and when it collided with the plane towing him.
On NBC's “Today” show Tuesday, Reuben Bakker and his two passengers discussed the crash that killed three people Saturday.
Witnesses told investigators that the Cirrus SR-20 aircraft that collided with the Piper Pawnee towing Bakker's glider were flying at a 90-degree angle to each other when they crashed. Bakker managed to disconnect the glider just before impact.
Federal investigators say they are piecing together the aircrafts and will do a 3-D reconstruction in Greeley, where they took the wreckage.
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