An airplane was reported to be down on Sunday about four o’clock, and deputies from Mohave County responded to the call.
An citizen who was located in the vicinity of Topock and Golden Shores reported seeing “heavy black smoke near the power lines approximately 5 miles outside of town,” as stated in a press release issued by the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office.
Upon arriving at the residence of the subject, the deputies were directed to the location of the collision. Almost immediately after that, a second party reported that they were with the pilot, who was still alive but his injuries were critical.
The pilot was transported to a hospital in Las Vegas, but he lost his life as a result of his injuries. His identify was not released to the public.
It was reported by the authorities that the aircraft, which was identified as a Beech A36, had taken off from the Sun Valley-Bison-Fort Mohave Airport, which is located close to the border between Arizona and California, but that it was experiencing engine issues. The incident was claimed to have occurred without any other passengers being present on board at the time.
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This is the second fatality that has been reported to have occurred in an aircraft in the state of Arizona within the past week. On Friday, December 8, officials from Pinal County reacted to a plane crash that took place in Eloy.
Around 1:30 p.m., the event that took place in Eloy took place in the Toltec neighborhood, which is located northeast of Frontier Street and Estrella Road.
According to reports, the Skystar Kitfox Series 5 aircraft had encountered an accident just a few minutes after it had taken off from Eloy Municipal Airport.
In accordance with the findings of the investigation, the pilot, who has been named as Kenneth Szeluga, a resident of Tucson, had arrived in Eloy earlier that day from Tucson and was on his way back home when the plane crashed.
At this time, it is not clear what led to the incident. In addition, the authorities have stated that Szeluga was the sole individual who was present on board the experimental single-engine plane at the time of the accident.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board, both events are currently being examined by their respective agencies.