Small plane crashes at Fort Carson's Butts Army Airfield, injuring 2 crew who were training

FORT CARSON, Colo. – Military officials say a small plane crashed at Fort Carson's Butts Army Airfield, injuring the two crewmembers aboard.

Fort Carson spokeswoman Dani Johnson says the crewmembers were hospitalized Wednesday afternoon. She says the plane — a DA20 — had been contracted by the U.S. Air Force for a training mission out of Pueblo.

The Colorado Springs Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/1e96OEL ) the crewmembers, who are listed in good condition at a nearby hospital, were participating in the Air Force's initial flight screening program when their plane crashed. The training program is the first step in a long process of earning an Air Force pilot's wings.

The newspaper reports Doss Aviation of Colorado Springs runs the program under a 10-year, $200 million contract.

The National Transportation Safety Board will help investigate the crash.