On Tuesday afternoon, five people died when a small plane crashed through a wall and hit a car while aborting takeoff at an Arizona airport. The Honda HA-420 jet crashed at approximately 4:40 p.m. at Falcon Field Airport. The airport is located in Mesa, a city located about 25 miles east of Phoenix..
\nPreliminary information indicates that the plane impacted the airport perimeter fence. [They also hit] a passenger vehicle during an aborted takeoff,\u201d the National Transportation Safety Board explained to CNN this morning.Five people were on board the plane,\u201d the Federal Aviation Administration told CNN. \u201dThe aircraft struck a vehicle outside of the airport property.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, an eyewitness recalled the small plane crashing through \u201cconcrete walls\u201d before bursting into flames.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe went through that dip, he went past the road through the metal gated fence that they have, through, I believe, a few concrete walls,\u201d eyewitness and pilot Joshua Golabi recalled to the outlet.<\/p>\n