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4 dead after small planes collide at U.S. airport

Officials investigate the wreckage of a plane at the site of a fatal collision at the North Las Vegas Airport, July 17, 2022, in North Las Vegas, Nev. (AP Photo/John Locher) Officials investigate the wreckage of a plane at the site of a fatal collision at the North Las Vegas Airport, July 17, 2022, in North Las Vegas, Nev. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. -

Four people died Sunday after two small planes collided at North Las Vegas Airport, authorities said.

The Federal Aviation Administration said a single-engine Piper PA-46 and a single-engine Cessna 172 collided around noon Sunday.

鈥淧reliminary information indicates that the Piper PA-46 was preparing to land when it collided with the Cessna 172,鈥 the FAA said in a statement. 鈥淭he Piper crashed into ... a field east of Runway 30-Right and the Cessna fell into a water retention pond.鈥

Two people were in each plane and all four died, according to city fire department officials.

The names, ages and hometowns of the victims weren't immediately released.

The National Transportation Safety Board and FAA will investigate the cause of the crash.

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