2 people are dead after a small plane collision in Arizona, authorities say

MARANA, Ariz. -- A midair collision involving 2 tiny planes successful confederate Arizona killed astatine slightest 2 radical Wednesday morning, authorities said.

The National Transportation Safety Board said it is investigating the collision that happened adjacent Marana Regional Airport connected the outskirts of Tucson. The Marana Police Department confirmed 2 deaths aft responding to the crash.

The Federal Aviation Administration says 2 radical were aboard each level progressive successful the collision.

The Associated Press near a connection with a Marana constabulary spokesperson seeking further details.

Last week successful Arizona, 1 of 2 pilots died connected a backstage pitchy owned by Mötley Crüe vocalist Vince Neil aft the craft veered disconnected a runway successful Scottsdale and deed a concern jet.

Four large aviation disasters person occurred successful North American successful the past month. The astir caller progressive a Delta pitchy that flipped connected its extortion portion landing successful Toronto and the deadly clang of a commuter level successful Alaska.

In precocious January, 67 radical aboard an American Airlines rider were killed erstwhile an Army chopper collided with it successful Washington, D.C., marking the United States' deadliest aviation catastrophe since 2001. Just a time later, a aesculapian transport pitchy with a kid patient, her parent and 4 others aboard crashed into a Philadelphia vicinity connected Jan. 31, exploding successful a fireball that engulfed respective homes. That clang killed 7 people, including each those aboard, and injured 19 others.

The airdrome successful Marana has 2 intersecting runways but operates without an aerial postulation power tower.

A multimillion-dollar task was underway to physique a operation but delays owed to the COVID-19 pandemic pushed backmost construction. Tens of thousands of flights get and depart from the airdrome annually.