Hikers witnessed the heart-stopping moment a Cessna plane nearly crashed into the side of Colorado's Continental Divide.
On Thursday, Tyler Dunn and his father Jason Dunn witnessed what would've been a major accident as they hiked to Devil's Thumb.
Flight records showed that the Cessna 152 aircraft took off from the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield around 9.49am.
The plane, which belongs to the Rocky Mountain Flight School, was rented, and eventually landed at the Granby/Grand County Airport at 11.04am.
On Thursday, Tyler Dunn and his father Jason Dunn witnessed a Cessna plane nearly nosedive into Colorado's Continental Divide
As the pair hiked to Devil's Thumb, they were stopped in their tracks as the plane got dangerously close to the mountainside
Greg Boom, the owner of the flight school, told Ski-Hi News that he was unaware of the incident and that he was 'surprised' when he learned about it.
Video of the astonishing moment shows a woman in a pink long sleeve top and shorts looking toward the descending plane.
Tyler, who recorded the video, says: 'There's a plane!' as the aircraft flies dangerously close to the mountain, nearly nose-diving into land.
The aircraft glides just above the grass before it flies back into the air as if nothing happened.
Tyler's father, Jason, a former pilot, took to Facebook to explain the 'crazy' moment in detail.
'Crazy thing happened today while hiking up to Devil’s Thumb in Grand County. While sitting in the saddle on the ridge at the top (the Continental Divide), a plane came up the valley from the opposite (Boulder) side.
'It was clear the plane was struggling trying to clear the saddle. It was coming straight at us, and as a former licensed pilot, I was worried it would go into an aerodynamic stall.
After almost crashing into the land, the plane quickly flew back up in the air and avoided a colossal crash
Jason said the plane was 'coming straight at us' as his son captured the mind-blowing moment
'Then it either did, or the pilot made a last ditch effort to turn the plane around in a dead end valley before crashing into the mountain (or us).
'My son was further up the ridge line and caught most of it on video. As you can see, he made it by less than a couple of feet,' Jason said.
Jason posted images of the out-of- control plane in the bright blue sky before it got extremely close to the mountainside.
Boom said the school is currently trying to get in contact with the pilot who rode the plane that day.
People quickly commented on his startling experience as one said: 'Oh.My.God. What a crazy experience! So glad you weren’t calling in a crash.'
'Back to the airport for a new pair of shorts and probably new seats too!!! That was incredibly close. Somebody better be hugging their loved ones a little closer tonight,' another wrote.
Another said: 'Well now that’s a heart stopper.'
DailyMail.com contacted Rocky Mountain Flight School for comment.
The plane, which belongs to the Rocky Mountain Flight School, was rented. Greg Boom, the owner of the school, said he was unaware of the incident and that he was 'surprised' when he learned about it
A similar instance took place on June 29 as a homeowner captured incredible footage of a plane crashing into a forest of trees right outside her house in Maine.
The single-engine Cessna 150 aircraft was seen skimming the trees as it tried to make an emergency landing.
In the footage, the plane soared overhead before making a quick turn leading into its final descent.
The crash occurred on Swan's Island near Bar Harbor just before 6 pm.
In the moments before the crash, the aircraft narrowly missed a low-hanging powerline before finally plowing into a bank of trees.
In the dramatic clip, the tree line's branches seemingly cushioned the aircraft's collision, with the plane remaining intact on impact.
On June 29 a homeowner captured incredible footage of a plane crashing into a forest of trees right outside their house in Maine (pictured)
'It happened so fast that it was hard to process in the moment,' Meghan Joyce told Fox 22, who captured the frightening incident.
'He said he was trying to land and realized he couldn't and was trying to take back off,' she added.
Pictures from the scene of the accident show the aircraft nearly vertical with its nose pointed straight into the ground.
Incredibly, the pilot, who was the only person who was on board, sustained only minor injuries, according to the Hancock County Sheriff's Office.
Joyce said the pilot escaped the wreckage with just a broken nose.
'When I got there he was trying to get out. He said he was fine. I was more worked up than he was, he was like, "I'm fine, I'm fine, calm down I'm good."'
