At least one person has died following a mid-air collision between two small aircraft near Marana Regional Airport in Arizona on Wednesday, authorities confirmed......CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE>>>>>
A Cessna 172S and a Lancair 360 MK II collided while flying upwind of runway 12, one of the airport’s two runways at 8:28 a.m. local time, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said.
According to NTSB, the Cessna managed to land safely but the Lancair crashed near the other runway, igniting a fire.
Marana Police Department officials quickly responded to the scene and confirmed at least one fatality.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) described Marana Regional Airport as an “uncontrolled field,” meaning it does not have an active air traffic control tower.
According to them, pilots use a Common Traffic Advisory Frequency to communicate their positions.
Despite the lack of direct air traffic control, pilots are still required to follow all federal aviation regulations to ensure safety.
An NTSB investigator is expected to arrive on Thursday morning to document the crash site and examine the wreckage.
The FAA on its part is also conducting an investigation to know what led to the crash.
This incident adds to a series of recent aviation accidents, which includes, a January 29 midair collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport between a military helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet, killing 67 persons.
Other incidents include a medevac plane crash in Philadelphia, a fatal crash near Nome, Alaska, that claimed 10 lives, a private plane crash in Scottsdale that killed the pilot, and a Delta Air Lines regional jet that overturned on a Toronto runway on Monday.