Two people are dead after two single-engine planes crashed mid-air on Feb. 19 at the AVQ Marana Northwest Regional Airport.
The collision happened at 8:30 a.m. The two people aboard one aircraft died while the two in the second aircraft were uninjured. Neither aircraft was based in Marana Regional Airport. The names of the victims have not yet been released.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the planes involved were a Lancair and a Cessna 172, with two people on board each aircraft. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said the collision happened “upwind of runway 12.” The Cessna did not successfully land and the Lancair “impacted terrain near runway 3 and a post-impact fire ensued.”…