Five dead when plane crashes through airport fence on take-off and hits car

MESA, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) – Arizona authorities say an investigation is underway into the cause of a plane crash that killed several people Tuesday afternoon near a Mesa-area airport.

According to the National Transportation Safety Board, a Honda HA-420 jet attempted to abort takeoff before crashing through an airport fence and colliding with a vehicle.

The accident happened nearby around 4:45 p.m Greenfield and McKellips roadsjust southwest of Falcon Field Airport.

Aerial footage of the scene showed heavy smoke rising from where the plane and vehicle collided.

The accident happened around 4:45 p.m. near Greenfield and McKellips Road, just southwest of... — The crash happened near Greenfield and McKellips Road, just southwest of Falcon Field Airport, around 4:45 p.m.(Arizona’s family)

There were five people on board the plane, four of whom died on the spot. They have been identified as:

Spencer Lindahl, 43 years old
Rustin Randall, 48 years old
Drew Kimball, 44 years old
Graham Kimball, 12 years old

Sources confirmed that Randall was the pilot as the group flew to Provo, Utah.

Mesa police say one person on the plane survived and was sent to the hospital with burns.

The driver of the vehicle was also killed in the fiery crash but has not yet been identified as notifications were ongoing for relatives.