Fox News informs that the tragedy took place at the airport Marana Regional Airport. “The death of two people was confirmed. Both machines were smaller, single -engine aircraft,” said the police from Marana on social media.
Federal Aviation Administration She stated that there was a collision in the air. Aircraft participated in the accident Cessna 172 and Lancair. The collision took place before 8:30 local time, i.e. around 16:30 in Poland.
Aircraft event in the USA. The airport did not have an active flight control tower
The investigation into the accident conducts National Transport Security Council. FAA said that the airport in Maran does not have an active flight control tower and pilots use there Common Traffic Advisory Frequency, i.e. frequencies for pilots, which is used to exchange information about the position of a given aircraft near the airport.
The accident in Arizona also occurred last week at the airport in Scottsdale. One of the pilots died then. The AP agency calculates that four serious American aircraft accidents have occurred over the past month.
W United States Questions are growing about the effectiveness of the Federal Aviation Administration and changes that the government introduces the institution Employment reduction team. Group DOGE is directed by Elona Muska And it consists of SpaceX engineers.
Currently, FAA has no boss. The current one, who had previously imposed a penalty for SpaceX for alleged non -compliance with the rules during rocket starts, gave up on January 20. Donald Trump He has not yet appointed his successor.
Institution on Friday dismissed 300 employees on the trial period. The goal was “in line with the goal of government administration to increase efficiency”. On Wednesday, the Democrat Senator Richard Blimenthal called on the Transport Department to withdraw this decision.
FAA assures that he has employees necessary to maintain air traffic safety, but Reuters indicates that it is still 3,500 controllers are missingand the institution uses outdated technology.