[ad_1]
TUCSON, Arizona (AP) – A small plane crashed at an airport outside of Tucson on Tuesday, killing one of two people on board and seriously injuring the second, authorities said.
The single-engine two-seater crashed near a runway at Ryan Airfield, the Tucson Airport Authority said in a statement.
The Rutan Model 61 Long-EZ attempted to land when it crashed, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a brief statement.
The FAA announced and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash.
No identities were released and no additional information was immediately available.
___
This story has been updated to show that the aircraft is a Long EZ, not a Long AZ.
[ad_2]
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/XGU6SM7T4ND6XMX5IQROUZBVFY.jpg "Tucson Veterans Day Parade canceled due to downtown construction")