The crash happened along westbound Highway 44 near Clarkwood Road just before 7:30 p.m. Monday. Drivers are asked to avoid the area.

Two people were critically injured after a small plane crashed near CCIA on approach, sparking a fire and shutting down nearby railroad tracks, according to CCFD.

Data from the National Transportation Safety Board shows a spike in plane crashes in Arizona compared to previous years.

Emergency crews responded to a deadly small plane crash in Levy County on Monday afternoon

All was calm above the clouds over the Arabian Sea, and Sam Rutherford’s small propellor plane was cruising at about 120 miles per hour. One Direction was playing on the cockpit speaker. Until an American voice came over the radio.

The plane, co-owned by William H. Miller, departed Lake City Gateway Airport at 9:06 a.m. April 12, bound for Marco, said FlightAware. The three-hour flight reached a maximum 5,600 feet high with a top speed of about 120 mph, FlightAware said.

Two people were injured after an aircraft went down on a private property in Okaloosa County.