Solo Crash in Phoenix

[Jolly Roger]

...Any details on the crash last night in the Phoenix area?

 

[User546]

Just found this on AzCentral...

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0202planecrash02-ON.html

Wreckage near Buckeye may be missing training plane
Associated Press
Feb. 2, 2006 0805 AM

The wreckage of a small plane has been found in a remote desert area south of Buckeye and a sheriff official said it may be that of a missing Beechcraft Bonanza that disappeared Wednesday.

The wreckage was spotted by a Maricopa County sheriff's helicopter crew, who were searching for the overdue plane.

The missing plane belongs to Lufthansa. The German airline has a pilot training facility at Goodyear Airport.

Chagolla says Lufthansa called the sheriff's office Wednesday evening about 6:30 to report one of its small planes was overdue. Only the pilot was aboard.

The wreckage found about 12:30 a.m. Thursday. Chagolla says there were no sign of survivors.

It was decided to wait until daybreak for sheriff's crews to drive to the scene.

 

[schoolio]

My instructor told me that Lufthansa out of GYR had a Bonanza and a student that didn't return from a solo last night. He also said that the reason they can't verify the wreckage is because it's just a smoking hole...can't even tell it was an airplane. She probably spun it in, from what I'm told.

 

[ReportCanoa]

A Bonanza as a primary trainer? Wow. That is a lot of airplane, even if you're being trained by a school like that. Too sad...

 

[User546]

A Bonanza as a primary trainer? Wow.

I believe Mesa Air Development out at Gateway (IWA) does the exact same thing.

http://www.mesa-air.com/mpd/training_equip.asp

 

[SKC]

I believe Mesa Air Development out at Gateway (IWA) does the exact same thing.

http://www.mesa-air.com/mpd/training_equip.asp

As does Mesa's San Juan program in FMN. Bonanzas for primary, Barons for multi.

 

[DX Rick]

anyone have any info on this?

 

[User546]

Here's an update from the Goodyear newspaper today, although it doesn't really give any more info than what we already know.

http://www.westvalleyview.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=20655&TM=7889.758

Pilot killed in plane crash near Buckeye

The pilot of a small aircraft was killed in a crash Wednesday near Buckeye.

The National Transportation Safety Board, which investigates crashes involving civil aircraft, confirmed that the aircraft was a Beechcraft 33.

The investigation of the crash and a report may not be completed for several months, an NTSB spokesman in Washington, D.C., said.

The aircraft belonged to Airline Training Center Arizona Inc., which provides flight and instrument training for the German airline Lufthansa, airport spokeswoman Lexie Van Haren said. The operation is based at Phoenix Goodyear Airport, part of the Phoenix Airport Authority that also operates Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

The aircraft was reported missing at about 6:30 p.m., Van Haren said.

The wreckage was found at about 1 a.m. near the Buckeye Hills area, Sgt. Travis Anglin of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office told several Valley radio stations.

The Beechcraft 33 has been in production for at least 45 years, although information on the age of the aircraft involved in the crash has not been released.

 

[schoolio]

Here's a link to another story with a picture...

http://www.azfamily.com/news/local/stories/KTVKLNews20060202_missing-plane-found.62d147fa.html

 

[PacoPollo]

A Bonanza as a primary trainer? Wow. That is a lot of airplane, even if you're being trained by a school like that. Too sad...

Remember those guys go from a Bonanza to right seat of an A-340.