Two Dead in Arizona Mid-Air Collision as Aviation Faces a Tense Period. AI-Generated.
The collision occurred at around 8:28 a.m. local time and involved two small, single-engine aircraft: a Lancair 360 MK II and a Cessna 172S. Each plane had two people on board. According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the planes collided while flying upwind of Runway 12. The Cessna managed to land safely, but the Lancair crashed near Runway 3, bursting into flames upon impact. The two individuals aboard the Lancair tragically lost their lives, while the occupants of the Cessna survived.