Ten dead after plane crash near Denver

The station quoted officials from the Federal Aviation Administration, who said the plane crashed with a pilot, co-pilot and eight passengers on board after taking off from the local airport. Officials lost contact with the plane. An airport official in Stillwater, Oklahoma, where the plane was heading, told KWTV broadcaster that an Oklahoma State University official indicated the plane could be one of three chartered by the school's basketball team.

The team ended a five-game winning streak on Saturday, losing to the University of Colorado. The plane, a Beechcraft King Air 200 turbo, could have struggled to get above freezing and wet weather blowing across the state, Stillwater airport manager Gary Johnson was quoted as saying by KWTV. The other two planes were corporate jets.

(dpa)