United States- At least two people died this Wednesday after two small planes collided in the air near the Marana Regional Airport in the state of Arizona, in the southwestern United States.
According to the National Transportation Safety Board, in a preliminary report, these are a Cessna 172S light plane and another Lancair 360 MK II that collided early in the day (local time) while flying near one of the airfield’s two runways, CNN reports.
After colliding, the Cessna small plane landed “without incident,” while the other aircraft hit the ground near the runway, after which a fire broke out.
The Marana Police Department has traveled to the area and confirmed at least two deaths.
The United States Federal Aviation Administration considers this small airport as an “uncontrolled field” because it does not have an air traffic control tower.
Pilots usually communicate by radio frequency to report their position.
This incident occurs in a year in which several plane accidents have already been recorded in the United States, including one in Washington when an American Airlines plane collided with a military helicopter, leaving 67 dead. So far in 2025, there have already been 85 deaths due to plane accidents in the US. The NTSB will investigate this new tragedy. (EuropaPrensa) (RosaIrisMercado).
