On Tuesday afternoon, five people died when a small plane crashed through a wall and hit a car while aborting takeoff at an Arizona airport.
The Honda HA-420 jet crashed at approximately 4:40 p.m. at Falcon Field Airport. The airport is located in Mesa, a city located about 25 miles east of Phoenix..
Preliminary information indicates that the plane impacted the airport perimeter fence. [They also hit] a passenger vehicle during an aborted takeoff,” the National Transportation Safety Board explained to CNN this morning.
Five people were on board the plane,” the Federal Aviation Administration told CNN. ”The aircraft struck a vehicle outside of the airport property.”
Meanwhile, an eyewitness recalled the small plane crashing through “concrete walls” before bursting into flames.
