One person has died and three others were injured after an arriving midsize jet hit a plane on the ground near Scottsdale Airport in Arizona on Monday, authorities said.
The crash “off the runway” was reported at 2:39 p.m., and first responders found one person dead on arrival, said Scottsdale Fire Capt. Dave Folio.
The Federal Aviation Administration said a Learjet 35A veered off the runway after landing and crashed into a Gulfstream 200 business jet.
Flights at the airport were paused, the FAA said, and the incident was under investigation.
Two other people were taken to hospital trauma centers, Folio said. Their injuries and conditions were unavailable.
A third person was said to be stable. One of the injured was being extracted from the scene, Folio said.
It is not yet clear how the planes collided.
“This is still an active scene,” the captain said.
Airport spokesperson Kelli Kuester described the aircraft as “midsize business jets.” She said the arriving flight crashed into a jet “parked on private property” adjacent to the facility.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Madeline Morrison contributed.
