Two passengers dead after helicopter, plane collide mid-air in Arizona
Two people are dead
after a helicopter and small plane collided mid-air in Arizona on Friday
morning, authorities said.
The crash took place
just before 8 a.m. near Chandler Municipal Airport, and initial reports indicate there were two
people in each aircraft, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Chandler Fire Department
said crews responded to an alert that there was a mid-air collision between a
helicopter and a fixed-wing plane.
The helicopter was
operated by Quantum Helicopters and the plane by Flight Operations Academy,
both flight schools, according to Chandler police.
Source usatoday
Salma Reyes
Arizona Republic
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