A midair collision between aircraft a week ago happened as one of the planes was competing in an aerial acrobatics event. That competition was renamed in honor of a pilot who crashed nearby a year ago while crop dusting.

News of the Aug. 31 crash - and realization of the unfortunate irony - weighed heavily on the hearts of the flying community afterward, particularly those who knew 35-year-old Kristen Morris. Morris was the only person killed in the collision.

Kristen Morris died in a midair collision at the Fort Morgan airport Aug. 31. International Aerobatic Club/Facebook

Morris was on board an Extra E300 sport plane that had just finished a flight during the competition, according to the International Aerobatic Club (IAC) which sanctioned the competition. Flight maps illustrate the

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