 But the tower could not get in contact with the pilots. The plane later landed safely in Baltimore. The NTSB and FAA are investigating. Alex Stone, ABC News. Air tankers and helicopters helping douse flames from the sky as nearly 200 firefighters on the ground battled a wildfire northeast of Phoenix on Friday that threatened scores of homes and forced dozens of residents to evacuate. The fire burning in the northeast outskirts of Scottsdale, Arizona.