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Rockwell AC69 Crashes in Superstition Mountains near Phoenix
APACHE JUNCTION - A small plane crashed in the Superstition Mountains east of Phoenix on the eve of Thanksgiving, and six people aboard are feared dead. As of 10 p.m., a child between the ages of 5 and 9 has been found deceased. Multiple witnesses reported a plane crashed into the top of a mountain in the Flat Iron area and burst into flames just after 6:30 p.m. They described the plane flying level and then trying and failing to pull up at the last second. A 9-year-old boy described the sound… (www.myfoxphoenix.com) Mais...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
gabor, my point re the altimeter is that radar showed them at 4500' which, as you know, is a vfr altitude - the hghest you can be under a 5000' class b floor. so no, i dont think the altimeter was mis-set.
Pinal County Sheriff Office Live Audio Feed: http://www.radioreference.com/apps/audio/?action=wp&feedId=2103
Indications so far that this is NOT a commercial a/c . FAA says they have no a/c missing
Probably not on a flight plan then if it were an aircraft.
"...all aircraft are accounted for." Of course meaning all IFR or aircraft on a flight plan. Probably VFR for that reason but from the pictures it does seem reather large.
ABC 15 is reporting that they are hearing it was an EMBRAER EJ135 - it is NOT a commercial a/c - apparently a private a/c connected to a California company