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5 dead after plane crashes into car in Arizona after aborted takeoff

Online Niel November 7, 2024

A plane crashed into a car in Arizona on Tuesday, killing five people, including a child.

Three adults and a child on the plane and the driver of the car died after the plane, a Honda HA-420, crashed into the car on takeoff from Falcon Field Airport in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa just before 5 p.m. to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration.

Those killed in the plane are: Spencer Lindahl, 43; Rustin Randall, 48; Drew Kimball, 44; and Graham Kimball, 12.

“Our community has suffered a tragic loss,” Mesa Fire and Medical spokeswoman Marrisa Ramírez-Ramos told USA TODAY.

One passenger on the plane survived and remained hospitalized with burns Wednesday morning, she said.

The FAA, National Transportation Safety Board, Mesa Fire and Medical and the Mesa Police Department will investigate the cause of the crash.

Jet hits airport fence, vehicle during “aborted takeoff,” NTSB says

The NTSB told USA TODAY on Wednesday that preliminary information indicated the small plane and vehicle struck during an “aborted takeoff.”

Investigators were at the crash site on Wednesday, and more were expected to arrive on Thursday to “begin the process of documenting the scene and examining the aircraft.” The plane will later be taken to a facility for further evaluation.

The agency planned to review flight data, aircraft maintenance records, witness statements, audio recordings, video surveillance, among other data points, to determine a cause.

The FAA said the crash was an accident that occurred under “unknown circumstances,” according to a preliminary report obtained by Arizona Republicpart of the USA TODAY Network. The plane, which was being used for personal business, was destroyed in a fire following the crash, The Republic reported.

The HA-420 HondaJet is a “light business jet,” one that seats six and has a range of 1,600 miles with a top speed of 483 miles per hour, according to the Republic. It was also the first aircraft developed by the manufacturer HondaJet.

Witnesses to the crash or those who have surveillance video or other information that may be relevant to the investigation are asked to contact the NTSB at [email protected].