A tragic midair collision near the highly respected Turf Soaring
School, of Peoria AZ (West of Phoenix) has killed all four persons
aboard the aircraft involved -- a Piper Cub and a 1983 Schleicher
AS K21. Both aircraft are two seaters and were fully
occupied.
While the FAA and NTSB have yet to complete an investigation,
published reports suggest that the AS K21 was engaged in an
aerobatic maneuver (reported as a loop) when it collided with the
J-3 over Pleasant Valley Airport. The aircraft impacted just North
of the runway and all four were reported lost at impact.
The six people killed when a Beechcraft B-36 crashed near
the runway at North Las Vegas Airport (NV) Christmas day were all
members of the same family. A relative Saturday said
Henry and Vivienne Waldman, their daughter and son-in-law Susan and
Steven Maini, and two grandchildren -- 12-year-old Jack and
6-year-old Michele Maini -- all died when the Bonanza crashed
shortly after takeoff.
The NTSB has released its initial report on the crash of a Cessna 414 in
Tennessee that left four people dead and one seriously
injured. It happened December 11th near the
Greenville-Greene County Municipal Airport in VFR conditions,
according to the bureau.
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