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Report: 2021 plane crash near Wikieup attributed to repaired wing that should have been replaced

A decision to repair rather than replace a damaged wing section resulted in a deadly airplane crash in south Mohave County more than two years ago. That’s the conclusion of

Wreckage of plane crash that killed 2, including former NWFD chief to be further examined

Wreckage of plane crash that killed 2, including former NWFD chief to be further examined Unmute Jeff Piechura (left) Matthew Miller (right) One of those men was 62-year-old Jeff Piechura, a former chief for Northwest Fire District. The other man who died in the crash was identified as 48-year-old Matthew Miller, who was the pilot of the aircraft. According to the preliminary report, the aircraft reportedly was seen taking a steep dive towards the ground and struck the ridgeline of mountainous desert terrain while it was doing aerial reconnaissance and helping direct aviation resources over a lightning-caused wildfire near the community of Wikieup.

Men killed in plane crash while monitoring wildfire were former fire chief, pilot

Men killed in plane crash while monitoring wildfire were former fire chief, pilot Chelsea Curtis, Arizona Republic © Bureau of Land Management Matthew Miller, pilot with Falcon Executive Aviation (left), and Jeff Piechura, air tactical group supervisor. Matthew Miller, 48, and Jeff Piechura, 62, were on board the Beechcraft King Air C90 aircraft when it crashed on Saturday, according to a statement from the Bureau of Land Management.  Miller was identified in the statement as a fire pilot employed with Falcon Executive Aviation, Inc, which is contracted by the U.S. Forest Service.  Piechura was an air tactical group supervisor employed by the Coronado National Forest. An air tactical group supervisor coordinates incident airspace, manages incident air traffic, and is the link between ground personnel and incident aircraft,  according to the National Wildfire Coordinating Group. 

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