At least two people lost their lives on Wednesday when two small aircraft collided in midair over Arizona, making it the second fatal aviation accident in the state within just nine days.
Each plane—a Lancair 360 MK II and a Cessna 172S—had two people onboard when they crashed at approximately 8:28 a.m. local time near Marana Regional Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
The Marana Police Department confirmed the deaths of two individuals, though their identities have not yet been released.
According to initial findings from the National Transportation Safety Board, two small single-engine planes collided while upwind of Runway 12.
“The Cessna landed uneventfully,” the NTSB, the federal agency overseeing the investigation, told *The Post.*
“The Lancair impacted terrain near Runway 3 and a post-impact fire ensued.”
Photos shared by KGUN 9 and eyewitnesses captured massive plumes of gray smoke billowing into the sky in the aftermath of the crash.
