Aviation Transport

Two planes collide mid-air at California airport

Two small planes collided above an airport in California on Thursday, officials said, with multiple fatalities reported.

Federal aviation authorities said two people were on board a twin-engine Cessna 340, and one person was flying in a single-engine Cessna 152.

The planes “collided while the pilots were on their final approaches to Watsonville Municipal Airport,” a small facility around 80 miles (130 kilomters) south of San Francisco.

“No injuries were reported to anyone on the ground,” the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement to AFP.

The FAA statement did not specify whether all three people on board the planes had died.

The City of Watsonville’s official social media accounts reported “multiple fatalities.”

The National Transportation Safety Board will lead an investigation.

Related posts

Go and Unite Nigeria Through Football- Air Peace boss Charges Super Eagles

Editor

Frankfurt Airport slashes hours for 18,000 employees, secures wages

Our Reporter

Air Peace Incident: NAHCO opens investigation, suspends personnel

Our Reporter

CNG-powered buses for use on Marina-Ajah, Epe routes — LAMATA 

Our Reporter

NIMASA to ban IOCs from engaging unregistered vessels

Our Reporter

Kano, Port Harcourt airports on course for certification – FAAN

By Kunle SHONUGA