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At least two people have died after two small planes collided midair near an airport in Arizona, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Cessna 172S and a Lancair 360 MK II, both fixed-wing, single-engine aircraft, had two passengers each aboard when they collided at Marana Regional Airport, north-west of Tucson, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The NTSB, which is leading the investigation into the incident, said on X that based on preliminary information, the aircraft “collided while upwind of runway 12”, which is one of two runways at the airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It added that the Cessna “landed uneventfully” while the Lancair “impacted terrain near runway 3 and a post-impact fire ensued.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No information about the victims was provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the two planes collided at around 08:25 local time (15:25GMT) on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Two people were on board the Lancair and two people were on board the Cessna 172,” the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marana Regional Airport is an “uncontrolled field”, meaning it does not have an operating air traffic control tower. Pilots often use a Common Traffic Advisory Frequency to announce their position to other pilots who are in the airport vicinity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The deadly collision follows a recent string of aviation related incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last month a helicopter collided with an American Airlines<\/a> passenger plane in Washington DC, killing all 64 passengers and three crew members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n