Crash at Marana Regional Airport: aircraft model, years in service, safety record, flight and accident history
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating a mid-air collision between two small fixed wing single engine planes near Marana, Arizona.
There has been another airplane accident on Wednesday morning northwest of Tucson at the Marana Regional Airport that has resulted in the death of two people according to authorities. The incident involved two small fixed wing single engine planes reported the Marana Police Department.
The NTSB, which is on the scene investigating the mid-air collision along with the FAA said that the aircraft involved were a Cessna 172S and Lancair 360 MK II. The accident comes just two days after a Delta passenger jet inbound from Minneapolis crash landed at the Toronto Pearson International Airport. Fortunately, in that accident, despite coming to rest upside down there were no fatalities among the 80 people on board.
What do we know about the aircraft involved in the mid-air collision in Marana, Arizona?
Early reports state that the tail number of Cessna Skyhawk 172S was N463ER. The plane has had a number of different owners since 2006 with its most recent ALF IX LLC based in Chicago, Illinois according to FAA data posted on FlightAware. Its most recent certification issue date for the four-seat plane was in November, 2023. Its Air Worthiness Class is listed as “Standard/Normal”.
The other aircraft involved in the mid-air collision near Marana Airport was a Lancair 360 MK II with tail number N3602M. Its sole owner since 2006 is listed as Michael S Reinath, currently registered in Rio Vista, California. The two-seat aircraft has been certified since 2001 and it has an Air Worthiness Class listed as “Experimental” according to FAA data posted on FlightAware.
Two occupants lost life in a mid-air collision near Marana Regional Airport, Arizona.
— FL360aero (@fl360aero) February 19, 2025
A Cessna 172S and a Lancair 360 MK II (N3602M), each carrying two people, collided at the end area of Runway 12.
The Lancair crashed and caught fire, killing both occupants, while the… pic.twitter.com/ZfgjoXkVfL
Both planes had a weight of less than 12,500 pounds and the NTSB does not list either of the aircraft having any prior accidents nor investigations.
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