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Small Trainer Plane Crashes Near Wickenburg Airport With Two Aboard

The FAA opened an investigation into the cause.

Overview

  • The Alpha Trainer went down around 6:45 a.m. south of Wickenburg Municipal Airport, about 70 miles northwest of Phoenix.
  • The conditions of the two people on board remained unknown, according to the FAA.
  • Arizona’s Family helicopter footage showed the aircraft upside down in a dirt field near the airport.
  • Several agencies, including the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, secured the area as responders worked the crash site.
  • The FAA said it is determining what caused the crash, and Arizona’s Family reported the NTSB had been asked for additional information.