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Cessna Crashes, Killing Pilot
The Associated Press
The Cessna reportedly had engine trouble Tuesday night before it crashed, killing the only person aboard, said Tim Paupore, spokesman for the Highlands Fire District.
The pilot was the only person aboard. His name was not immediately released.
Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board were expected to examine the crash site.
There's been a fatal plane crash in northern Arizona
A twin-engine Cessna crashed last night shortly after taking
off from
The pilot was thrown from the plane and killed instantly. He was the only person aboard.
A spokesman for the Highlands Fire District says the pilot
had filed a flight plan with the airport in
The victim's name wasn't immediately released.
The plane crashed in flames on a hillside about two miles
southwest of the airport. The crash site is near Interstate 17 and a quarter of
a mile from a
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A twin-engine plane taking off from
The pilot was thrown from the plane and killed instantly. He was the only person aboard. He's identified as 32-year-old Mark Conte.
The Coconino County Sheriff's Office says Conte filed a
flight plan in
Conte worked for a courier company and was transporting bank documents, blood and body tissue.
The plane crashed in flames on a hillside about two miles
southwest of the airport. The crash site is near Interstate 17 and a quarter of
a mile from a
Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board arrived earlier today to examine the crash site.
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A 32-year-old
The twin-engine Cessna was operated by a
The plane crashed two miles south of
There was intermittent snow at the time in the area and clouds had diminished visibility to approximately one mile.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.
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We are learning more about a plane that crashed
Tuesday night near
The twin-engine Cessna was operated by a
Pilot Mark Conte, a 32-year-old resident of
The plane crashed two miles south of
There was intermittent snow at the time in the area and clouds had diminished visibility to approximately one mile.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.
(Thanks in part to Mark Stevens at KAZM)
There's been a fatal airplane crash in northern Arizona
A twin-engine Cessna crashed last night shortly after taking
off from
The pilot was thrown from the airplane and killed instantly. He was the only person aboard.
A spokesman for the Highlands Fire District says the pilot
had filed a flight plan with the airport in
The pilot's identity hasn't been released.
The airplane crashed in flames on a hillside about two miles
southwest of the
The crash site is near Interstate 17.
Copyright 2004 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.