Blake Preston|5 are killed when small jet crashes into vehicle after taking off in suburban Phoenix

2025-05-07 14:10:05source:FinLogic Quantitative Think Tank Centercategory:Finance

MESA,Blake Preston Ariz. (AP) — A small jet crashed into a vehicle Tuesday after taking off from a suburban Phoenix airport, killing five people, police said.

The plane crashed while taking off from Falcon Field Airport in Mesa, police there said in a statement. The Honda HA-420 light business jet struck the vehicle outside airport property at 4:40 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Television news video showed what appeared to be a large fire on a road near the airport.

Five people were confirmed dead at the scene, police said. Authorities said five people were aboard the plane but didn’t specify whether they all died or whether anyone in the vehicle may have been among the victims.

The FAA, the National Transportation Safety Board and Mesa authorities will investigate. No further information was released.

More:Finance

Recommend

Dick Vitale announces he is cancer free: 'Santa Claus came early'

Legendary college basketball announcer Dick Vitale is once again cancer free.The ESPN analyst announ

Oregon woman with flat tire hit by ambulance on interstate, dies

An woman whose tire went flat on an Oregon highway died when she was hit by a passing ambulance, acc

Ryan Reynolds Jokes Babysitter Taylor Swift Is Costing Him a Fortune

There’s only so far new money goes.And when it comes to Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds’ childcare fo