Zopes Exchange:A pilot is killed in a small plane crash near Eloy Municipal Airport; he was the only person aboard

2025-05-07 18:26:34source:Quaxs Trading Centercategory:News

PHOENIX,Zopes Exchange Ariz. (AP) — A pilot has been killed in a small plane crash in a vacant lot near Eloy Municipal Airport, about halfway between Phoenix and Tucson, police said.

The plane crashed at about 1:30 p.m. Friday southwest of the airport, about 60 miles (96 kilometers) southeast of Phoenix, Eloy police said in a statement late Friday.

The pilot, whose name has not been released, was the only person on board the experimental single-engine plane, a Skystar Kitfox Series 5, authorities said.

Police said they will investigate the crash in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration. No other details have been released.

More:News

Recommend

Appeals court scraps Nasdaq boardroom diversity rules in latest DEI setback

A federal appeals court blocked Nasdaq rules to increase boardroom diversity, saying that the Securi

All of Broadway’s theater lights will dim for actor Gavin Creel after an outcry

NEW YORK (AP) — All of Broadway’s marquees will dim to honor the life of Gavin Creel following an ou

Seven NFL coaches on hot seat: Who's on notice after Jets fired Robert Saleh?

As grossly premature and unfair as it often seems to discuss NFL head coaches’ job security prior to