Investigators have released a preliminary report on an aircraft crash in Colorado that claimed the lives of two pilots, stating the plane's engine suddenly stopped in flight.

According to the National Transportation Safety Board, a pilot was receiving instruction when the Beech P35 airplane crashed near Englewood on Sept. 5. Officials said the pilot wanted to receive training on the aircraft because he planned to purchase a similar airplane. They took off from Centennial Airport at 5:43 a.m. and remained in their traffic pattern and performed several landings, the NTSB said.

Two people were killed in a small plane crash near Centennial Airport on Friday. CBS

The report states that neither pilot sent a distress call before the crash.

A firefighter said he was around 1.5 miles sou

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