FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP)
An airplane that appeared to have experienced engine problems crashed about 15 miles south of Flagstaff, killing both people on board.
The single-engine Cessna 205 crashed Friday morning about a half mile west of Interstate 17. The cause of the crash wasn’t known. The plane had left Flagstaff and was headed to Yuma.
This photo provided Friday, Jan. 23, 2009 by the Coconino County Sheriff's Office shows the wreckage of a single engine aircraft in the forest next to Interstate 17 in Flagstaff, Ariz. Friday morning. The single-engine Cessna 205 crashed Friday morning, killing both people on board. (AP Photo/Coconino County Sheriff's Office via Arizona Daily Sun)
Forty-seven-year-old pilot Frank Protiva and 58-year-old Thomas Moody, both of Flagstaff, died in the crash.
A police officer who witnessed the crash heard the plane’s engine sputter and saw the aircraft hit a tree. The plane was found about 90 minutes after the crash.
The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash.
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press.
Commander Dean Nyhart talks about hearing the plane that crashed early Friday morning Jan 23 2009 south of Flagstaff, Ariz.. Nyhart, an officer with the Department of Public Safety, was performing a routine traffic stop when he saw the plane fly overhead and heard it crash in the forest. (AP Photo/Arizona Daily Sun, Jake Bacon)
The man that died in this plane crash was my best friends brother. She goes to my church. The father passed away, but it is my understanding that his son survived this crash. You may want to update this story.
Lisa
Hi Lisa
This article is from an earlier plane crash that occurred back in January, also south of Flagstaff. I believe you are referring to the plane crash that occurred on August 4th. Here is a link to that story: http://www.naztoday.com/news/top-stories/2009/08/breaking-news-plane-crash-near-stoneman-lake/
NAZ Today Editor