The airport, located just north of Tucson, operates as an uncontrolled field, meaning there is no active air traffic control tower, according to the FAA.
An NTSB investigator is on the way and is expected to arrive Thursday morning to assess the wreckage and the aircraft. The FAA is also launching its own investigation into the incident.
This marks the second fatal aviation accident at an Arizona airport in just 10 days. On February 10, a private jet owned by Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil was involved in a runway collision at Scottsdale Airport, killing the pilot.
Wednesday’s crash in Arizona is the fifth major fatal aviation accident to make headlines in the past month.
On January 29, an American Airlines flight collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport in Virginia, resulting in 67 fatalities across both aircraft.
Two days later, a medevac jet went down in Philadelphia, killing all six onboard, along with a person on the ground.
A small plane that was initially reported missing crashed onto sea ice off Alaska’s western coast on February 6, claiming the lives of the pilot and nine passengers.
Although not fatal, a Delta Airlines flight crash-landed and overturned at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday. All 80 passengers and crew members were safely evacuated, though 18 sustained minor injuries and were hospitalized.