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AZ: Piper Crashes Remote Mountainous Terrain


Pictured: A record breaking Museum Archived Piper PA-24-260 Comanche B housed in the UK
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Contact photographer Martin Pole

What: single-engine PA-24 Comanche en route from St Johns to Aguila
Where: Horsethief Basin area, Yavapai County AZ
When: Oct 4 2009
Who: Ralph Smith, 74, and his wife Francis Smith, 70
Why: The cause of the crash has not been determined yet. The crash started a fire in the area; the downed plane was a surprise to firefighters, and not immediately tied to the fire.

Smith was a retired airline pilot.

The pilot and his wife were not found immediately; the crash occurred in a remote area, but both bodies were recovered by Tuesday.

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