Two Planes Collide Mid-Air At California Airport

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Authorities confirmed there were “multiple casualties” after two planes crashed mid-air over the Watsonville Municipal Airport Thursday afternoon, city Fire Department Division Chief Rudy Lopez told CNN.

A single-engine Cessna 152 and a twin-engine Cessna 340 collided during their final decent into the airport, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration.

One person was on board the Cessna 152 and two people were on board the Cessna 340, the FAA statement said. 

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No one was injured on the ground, the FAA added.

Both the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating, the FAA statement said.

In a post on Twitter, the NTSB confirmed it was investigating the mid-air collision.

It is not clear what caused the two planes to collide.