
Tragedy struck at the Marana Regional Airport in Arizona on Wednesday morning when a Cessna 172S and Lancair 360 MK II collided in midair, resulting in the deaths of two individuals. The incident occurred at 8:28 a.m. near the airport, located just northwest of Tucson.
According to preliminary information from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the two single-engine planes collided while upwind of runway 12 at the airport. The Cessna successfully landed, while the Lancair crashed and caught fire near the other runway.