1 dead, 4 injured after planes crash at Arizona airport, authorities say
1 dead, 4 injured after planes crash at Arizona airport, authorities say
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PHOENIX — At least one person is dead and multiple people are injured after a crash Monday between two airplanes at an Arizona airport, authorities said, the latest incident at a time of heightened scrutiny of U.S. air safety.
Kelli Kuester, a spokesperson for Scottsdale Airport, said at an evening news briefing that a Learjet arriving from Austin veered off the runway into a parked jet. The arriving plane's left main gear appeared to have failed upon landing, causing the collision, Kuester said.
The Scottsdale Airport is located about 22 miles northeast of Phoenix.
On Monday afternoon, Capt. Dave Folio, a spokesperson for the Scottsdale Fire Department, confirmed the death and four injuries, adding that two people are in critical condition. Folio said the runway is an active investigation scene.
"A Learjet 35A veered off the runway after landing and crashed into a Gulfstream 200 business jet on the ramp at Scottsdale Municipal Airport in Arizona around 2:45 p.m.," the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed in a statement. "There were four people on board the Learjet and one person on board the Gulfstream."
Authorities said the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash. The NTSB will also lead the investigation and provide updates on the incident.
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Monday's crash is the latest incident as the nation grapples with heightened air safety concerns.
National Transportation Safety Board investigators are probing three deadly crashes in recent weeks; the midair collision of a passenger jet and U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people; a medical jet crash in Philadelphia that killed seven people; and a plane crash in Alaska that killed 10 people.
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Contributing: Charles Ventura, USA TODAY; Reuters
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