2 small planes collide in midair at regional Arizona airport, leaving 2 useless

A midair collision between two small planes at a regional airport in Arizona killed at the very least two individuals on Wednesday, authorities stated.

The lethal collision occurred on the Marana Regional Airport, northwest of Tucson, the Marana Police Division stated.

Authorities confirmed that at the very least two individuals have been killed, although they famous that particulars have been restricted as first responders have been nonetheless working the scene.

The planes that collided midair have been recognized as a Cessna 172S and a Lancair 360 MK II, each fixed-wing, single-engine plane, the Nationwide Transportation Security Board (NTSB) stated. The company stated it’s investigating the incident.

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It was not instantly clear how the 2 small planes collided in midair close to Marana Regional Airport in Marana, Arizona. (Google Maps)

No details about the victims or how the collision occurred was instantly offered.

Marana Regional Airport is positioned about 20 miles northwest of Tucson, Arizona.

Authorities stated that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) can be responding to the incident.

At the least two individuals died in a midair collision between two smaller mounted wing single engine planes at Marana Regional Airport, the Marana Police Division stated, in Marana, Arizona, on Feb. 19, 2025.

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The collision is the most recent in a regarding development of current air journey accidents in North America.

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A Delta Air Strains flight from Minneapolis crashed and overturned whereas touchdown at Toronto Pearson Airport on Monday afternoon. Nobody was killed, although authorities stated 21 passengers on board the plane suffered accidents starting from minor to important.

Within the deadliest U.S. aviation catastrophe since 2001, an Military helicopter and an American Airways flight coming in to land at Washington’s Ronald Reagan Nationwide Airport on Jan. 29 collided midair, killing all 67 individuals aboard the 2 plane.

Different current aviation disasters in North America embody a small commuter airplane on its method to Nome, Alaska, that crashed on Feb. 6, killing the pilot and 9 passengers. Moreover, a medical transport jet with a baby affected person, her mom and 4 others aboard crashed right into a Philadelphia neighborhood on Jan. 31, exploding in a fireball that engulfed a number of houses. 

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Following the incident at Reagan Nationwide Airport, the Trump administration has promised an intensive evaluation and replace of air visitors management programs nationwide.

Fox Information Digital’s Danielle Wallace and Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.