Marana Deadly Mid-Air Collision: NTSB publishes a preliminary report

Marana, ariz. – – There are new details on the fatal collision with medium air on Marana Regional AirportPresent The hotel is located near Avra ​​Valley and Sandario Roads, which took place last month.

What we know:

The National Transportation Safety Board report contains: Monitoring photos of the moments when the aircraft of Cessna and Lancair collided.

The report also shows that the flight instructor had announced plans to carry out a short landing and the other aircraft rose from behind. But the crash occurred before she could contact the other pilots.

The two people died on board the second aircraft.

The pilot and the student in Cessna were not seriously injured.

What you say:

Witnesses say that the pilots could be shouted at shortly before the collision, one of them said: “You cut me off.”

The background story:

There is no air traffic control tower at Marana Airport, which means that pilots are responsible for communication.

On March 6, the city of Marana published a statement on their website, in which the victims of the crash as 70-year-old Michael Reinath and 76-year-old Linda Gifford were identified.

The Federal Aviation Administration and NTSB continue to examine the collision.

Map of the airport

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