According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), on July 17, local time,Four people were killed when two small planes collided at an airport in Las Vegas, Nevada.
According to reports, the collision occurred around noon that day. Both aircraft were single-engine aircraft, models of Piper PA-46 and Cessna 172.
In a statement, the FAA said preliminary information indicated that the Piper PA-46 collided with the Cessna 172 as it prepared to land.
The Piper PA-46 crashed in a field east of the runway and the Cessna 172 fell into a cistern.Video on social media showed one of the planes bursting into flames after the crash.
The North Las Vegas Fire Department said two people on each of the two planes were killed; the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board have begun investigating the cause of the crash.
It is reported that the Piper PA-46 is a light six-seat business jet with a crew of 7, a captain of 9 meters, a wingspan of 13.1 meters, a maximum take-off weight of 1860kg and a maximum range of 1981km.
The Cessna 172 is a single-engine, four-seat, piston-type small general-purpose aircraft developed by the American Cessna Aircraft Company, which is the most successful and most produced small aircraft in history.
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