A tragedy is unfolding after a two-plane crash in Arizona.
A Lancair 360 MK II and a Cessna 172S, both small single-engine planes carrying two passengers, collided midair Feb. 19 around 8:30 a.m. MST at Marana Regional Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed to NBC News. The accident has resulted in at least two deaths.
The Marana Police Department arrived on the scene shortly after the incident, according to a post on the division’s Facebook page. Notably, the airport—located roughly 21 miles outside Tucson—does not have an operating air traffic control tower, per NBC News.
The collision is the latest in a string of recent fatal air travel incidents across the U.S., including commercial airline crashes in Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia as well as a commuter plane crash in rural Alaska.
Meanwhile, a jet owned by Mötley Crüe lead singer Vince Neil also collided with a parked plane during landing at Scottsdale Airport Feb. 10, and while the musician was not on board at the time the crash occurred, one person was killed and four others were injured in the incident, according to NBC News.
“Mr. Neil's thoughts and prayers go out to everyone involved,” his lawyer said in a statement at the time, “and he is grateful for the critical aid of all first responders assisting today.”
Most recently, an aircraft departing from Minneapolis, Minn., crashed landed and flipped upside down Feb. 17 upon arriving in Toronto, Canada. And while all 80 people onboard miraculously survived the fiery wreck, the experience took quite an emotional toll on those involved.
“Still a lot of stress,” John Nelson, a passenger on the plane, told CNN hours after escaping the crash. “It’s amazing that we’re still here. Hope to not do that again.”
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