What: Beechcraft B60 Duke
Where: Sedona Airport
When: July 26, 2012
Who: 3 aboard, 3 fatalities
Why: On takeoff, the Beechcraft failed to achieve adequate lift and crashed southwest of the airport. The husband and son of U.S. Olympic distance runner Pat Porter were aboard when the plane crashed. The third fatality was a 14 year old friend and classmate of the son.

The plane went straight past the end of the runway, crashed and sent up a black mushroom cloud on impact just before 9 a.m. At the end of the runway is a ravine (shown in the second video below) where the beechcraft impacted.

Witnesses say the plane’s engines appeared to be running normally. The cause of the crash was unclear.

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