A Cessna plane crashed while conducting a training exercise, killing the pilot and an aerial photographer, the authorities said.

Saturday's plane crash in Larimer County that killed a pilot and photographer and severely injured a co-pilot has people asking why the plane was flying so low near Palisade Mountain.

DENVER -- A Civil Air Patrol plane crash in Colorado has killed the aircraft's pilot and an aerial photographer, authorities say. The crash that occurred in Larimer County on Saturday killed pilot Susan Wolber and aerial photographer Jay Rhoten, according to a statement released by the office of Gov. Jared Polis.