Airplane crash in Arizona: Jet leaving Austin crashes into another plane in Scottsdale – FOX 7 Austin

Austin, Texas – One person is dead, and several passengers recover from injuries after an airplane leaving Austin crashed on the track in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Monday.

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The story:

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the Learjet 35A came from Austin around 2:45 pm on Monday, February 10, when the aircraft diverted from the runway at Scotsdale Municipal Airport. The plane crashed into a Gulfstream 200 ramp business jet.

Investigators say the landing equipment has failed, causing the crash in which he killed one person and injured three.

“This type of landing facilities has been flying for many, many years. So, in order to have failure like this, especially one that needs to be cut, there will be many things that will be viewed by NTSB when they investigate this An incident – says Cyrrier.

Investigators say the aircraft was owned by Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neal. The singer was not in the flight, but there were two pilots and two passengers on board.

“To lose landing equipment like what seems to have happened on this aircraft, it takes a lot of power or some kind of main mechanical damage,” says commercial pilot John Cyrrier.

Local perspective:

Trade pilot John Kirier says the aircraft is usually inspected every 100 hours.

Pilots are also required to check safety.

“The person flying the aircraft is responsible for the mechanical or visually inspect the aircraft before you climb and fly it. So, at one point, probably, or should have, they would go around the aircraft. But to see something from This nature, especially of something that is so big to appear, to fall apart or to come out, to break away from the plane, there must be something other than something that just visually that the pilot would notice, “says Kirier, says S

In the last month, there have been four lethal crashes on the aircraft across the country and nearly 85 deaths.

“And so obviously, when you have fatal catastrophes from the back and especially the one that happened in Washington, Colombia County, it will get people’s attention. So other accidents like this, though rare, happen. And it’s just just just They just happen.

What’s next:

NTSB is expected to provide more updates on the crash investigation within the next 30 days.