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May 31, 2013 - On Friday two single-engine
planes collided over a training area in Phoenix,
Arizona about 15 miles northwest of Deer Valley
Airport killing all four onboard the two
aircraft.
Around 10 AM, two training aircraft one from
Westwind School of Aeronautics and the other was
from TransPac Aviation Academy out of Deer
Valley Airport, both aircraft were out
practicing flight maneuvers when the aircraft
collided in midair.
One of the aircraft operated by Westwind School
of Aeronautics is believed to be a Cessna which
was completely destroyed upon ground impact
which then caught fire. The two onboard were
burned and unrecognizable. The genders of the
two were could not be determined because the
bodies were so badly burnt. Identification will
be made by the Medical Examiners Office.
The other aircraft which landed about 100 yards
from the Cessna was a Piper Archer III, N327PA,
operated by TransPac Aviation Academy which
sustained major damage from a hard landing, the
two onboard were killed. Chief Gary Bernard of
the Peoria Fire Department said "I thought
possibly we might have survivors".
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