In Arizona, five people die when a plane crashes through an airport fence and collides with a car

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy was among five people who died Violent crash of a small business jet near a suburban Phoenix airport, authorities said Wednesday.

According to preliminary information, the six-seat HondaJet HA-420 aircraft was en route to Provo, Utah, when it aborted takeoff from Falcon Field Airport in Mesa on Tuesday afternoon. According to authorities, the plane crashed through the airport's metal fence and then collided with a vehicle traveling on a road west of the airport.

Aviation International News said data showed the HondaJet accelerated to more than 153 mph on a 5,100-foot runway before taxiing about 1,300 feet from the end of the runway. At the end of the runway, the jet then slowed to about 118 miles per hour.

Ian Petchenik, a spokesman for Flightradar24, which shows real-time air traffic, said the HondaJet was flying at a speed of 78.25 miles per hour at its last recorded position before the crash.

It was not immediately clear why the plane failed to take off. The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation with assistance from the Federal Aviation Administration and Mesa authorities.

Four of the five passengers aboard the jet died at the scene, Mesa police said Wednesday. The unidentified pilot was taken to hospital with serious burn injuries.

On board the plane were 12-year-old Graham Kimball and his 44-year-old father, Drew Kimball. The other two victims were Rustin Randall, 48, and Spencer Lindahl, 43, both listed as managers of Ice Man Holdings LLC, a Mesa-based company.

The driver of the vehicle also died at the scene of the accident. Authorities withheld the person's name pending positive identification.