Small Plane Crash in Arizona, 2 Dead

Small Plane Crash in Arizona, 2 Dead
Buckeye, Ariz. (Google Maps)
Jack Phillips
6/28/2017
Updated:
6/28/2017

A small plane crash killed two people in Arizona’s Gila Bend Mountains on Tuesday, officials said.

After taking off, the plane never returned to Buckeye Airport, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office told Fox 10. The wreckage was located 17 miles south of the airport.

None of the people on the plane survived.

A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman, Ian Gregor, told ABC15 that a Vans RV-7---a low-wing, single-engine plane with two seats---was slated to return 10 a.m. on Tuesday. But it never did.

John McMahon, the city’s Airport Coordinator, died in the crash, the City of Buckeye confirmed.

An RV-7A plane (Creative Commons)
An RV-7A plane (Creative Commons)

“The entire city mourns the loss of John,” reads a statement from the city.

The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating. The cause of the crash is undetermined.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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