Two planes got "too close" to each other in late February at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, the FAA says.
Authorities are investigating multiple skydiving incidents that have left three dead in the last two months after complications while descending.
In January, a 55-year-old woman also died after complications with her parachute at Skydive Arizona. A spokesperson for the FAA said the agency's investigations of skydiving accidents focus on inspecting the packing of the parachute and reserve parachute ...
Ann Wick, 55, a Burnsville, Minnesota native, is believed to have done several jumps Jan. 24 at the skydiving facility in Eloy, Skydive Arizona. The police say she was at least on her fifth jump when the accident happened.
The Federal Aviation Administration announced plans to "supercharge" hiring efforts for air traffic controllers after a recent slew of fatal air crashes.
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Arizona's recent aviation accident has some suggesting that an air traffic control tower might have made a difference, but experts disagree.
In January, a 55-year-old Ann Wick who grew up in Burnsville, Minnesota died after complications with her parachute at Skydive Arizona. A GoFundMe set up by Wick’s brother has raised over $12,000 to support her children.
2 killed in midair collision at Arizona airport identified
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2 killed in midair collision at Arizona airport identified as Rio Vista residents
Police identify 2 people who died in a February midair collision at an Arizona airport
Authorities have publicly identified two people killed last month in the midair collision of two small planes at a southern Arizona airport. Police say 70-year-old Michael Reinath and 76-year-old Linda Gifford died in the Feb.
Planes collide in midair near Arizona airport; 2 reported dead
Both the FAA and NTSB later confirmed a midair collision between the two small planes — a Lancair 360 MK and a Cessna 172 — at just after 8:25 a.m. There were two people in each plane, the FAA said.
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