Two people killed in small plane crash at Tucson airport
Jan 23, 2017, 1:22 PM | Updated: 10:06 pm
(Twitter Photo/@BillHarner)
PHOENIX — Two people were killed Monday when a small plane crashed at Tucson International Airport, officials said.
The airport announced the death in a tweet.
There has been a fatal private aircraft crash at @TucsonAirport. Airport operations are continuing.
— TucsonAirport (@TucsonAirport) January 23, 2017
A second one sent later confirmed the other death.
We can confirm that the private aircraft that crashed was a Beechcraft 300. There were 2 fatalities. @NTSB is on its way to investigate.
— TucsonAirport (@TucsonAirport) January 23, 2017
The Federal Aviation Administration said the twin-engine Beechcraft BE300 crashed into a parking garage on the east side of the terminal.
Airport public safety chief John Ivanoff said the plane skidded for “some distance” before crashing and catching fire. The fire sent large, black plumes of smoke into the sky.
The FAA said two people were on board.
Photos and videos on social media of the scene showed crews responding and smoke in the air.
Small aircraft has crashed at Tucson Airport. #Tucson pic.twitter.com/j3ij1BGfK3
— Kevin Adger (@K_Adger_TNN) January 23, 2017
The crash is under investigation.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.