Mid-Air Collision Near Marana Regional Airport Kills Two

Mid-Air Collision Near Marana Regional Airport Kills Two

 

A collision in the middle of the air with two small aircraft in the south of Arizona killed at least two people on Wednesday morning, the authorities said.

The National Transportation Safety Board said it was investigating the collision that took place near Marana regional airport on the edge of Tucson. The Marana police confirmed two deaths after he had reacted to the crash.

The Federal Aviation Administration says that two people are on board every aircraft that was involved in the collision.

Four large aviation disasters were performed in North America last month.

The youngest included a Delta jet that turned the roof during the landing in Toronto and the fatal crash of a commuter plane in Alaska.

At the end of January, 67 people were killed on board an American airline passenger when a helicopter from the army in Washington, DC, collided with him and marked the most fatal aviation disaster in the United States since 2001.

Just a day later, a medical transport jet fell into a quarter in Philadelphia with a children’s patient, her mother and four others on board on January 31 and exploded in a fireball that devoured several houses. This crash killed seven people, including all on board, and 19 others were injured

The airport in Marana has two crossing runways, but works without air traffic control tower.

A multimillion dollar project was in progress to build a tower, but delays due to the Covid pandemic pressed the dismantling again. Tens of thousands of flights arrive from the airport annually.

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On Wednesday morning, two small aircraft collided mid-air near Marana Regional Airport, located on the outskirts of Tucson, Arizona. The crash resulted in at least two confirmed fatalities.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has launched an official investigation into the cause and circumstances surrounding the mid-air collision.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), each aircraft had two individuals on board, totaling four people involved in the incident.
As of the latest reports, two people were confirmed dead by Marana police. The status of the other two passengers has not been publicly confirmed yet.
No, Marana Regional Airport operates without an air traffic control tower. Although a tower project was in development, construction was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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