Scottsdale Airport: Plane crashes into another plane, killing 1, injuring several others

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – A plane veered off the runway after landing at Scottsdale Airport on Monday and crashed into another plane, the Federal Aviation Administration says.

Scottsdale Fire Capt. Dave Folio says five people were involved in the crash. One unidentified person was killed, two were taken to a trauma center, another is stable, and another person is still trapped inside the plane.

What we know:

The airport posted to X around 2:50 p.m. on Feb. 10 saying an “accident occurred upon arrival to runway 21.”

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) detailed what happened, saying, “A Learjet 35A veered off the runway after landing and crashed into a Gulfstream 200 business jet on the ramp at Scottsdale Municipal Airport in Arizona around 2:45 p.m. local time Monday, Feb. 10 … The FAA is temporarily pausing flights into the airport.”

Scottsdale Fire says the plane that was crashed into was parked on private property.

The fire department, police and FAA are on the scene, and the airport’s runway is temporarily closed.

Scottsdale Airport is located at Scottsdale Road and Greenway Parkway.

What we don’t know:

We don’t know what caused the plane to veer off the runway after landing.

Map of where the airport is located: