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Two Vista residents were killed in a plane crash during a flight across Arizona, authorities said Monday.
Authorities had launched a search for Timothy Michael Gill, 37, and Joylani Roseann Kamalu, 38, after deputies in Arizona’s Coconino County received a report of an overdue plane about 6 p.m. Sunday. A family member said they had not reported to work earlier in the day, according to the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office.
The pair had departed from the Sedona Airport and headed for the Grand Canyon Airport for an appointment in the area, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities launched a search, calling in state and U.S. Air Force resources. The Air Force, which was asked to determine the last known direction and location of the aircraft, directed searchers to an area northeast of H.A. Clark Memorial Field airport in Williams, Ariz.
Plane wreckage found in Arizona; 2 Californians aboard dead
April 19, 2021
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WILLIAMS, Ariz. (AP) The wreckage of a small plane was found Monday in northern Arizona and its two occupants from California were confirmed dead, authorities said.
Coconino County Sheriff’s officials said deputies received a report Sunday night of an overdue aircraft from Vista, California.
The plane took off from the Sedona airport a and was supposed to land at the Grand Canyon’s airport for a 9 a.m. Sunday appointment in the Tusayan area.
Sheriff s officials said an Arizona Department of Public Safety air rescue helicopter out of Kingman located the wreckage Monday morning in a wooded area near the Williams Airport and both occupants were confirmed dead.
Two people from Vista die in plane crash in Arizona
A family member of one of the occupants indicated that the missing parties had not reported for work as scheduled on Sunday.
Credit: Coconino County Sheriff s Office Author: CBS News 8 Team Published: 12:53 PM PDT April 19, 2021 Updated: 1:04 PM PDT April 19, 2021
ARIZONA, USA A man and a woman from Vista were on board a small plane that crashed in a wooded area near the Williams Airport, which is located west of Flagstaff, Arizona, according to the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office.
A family member of one of the occupants indicated that the missing parties had not reported for work as scheduled on Sunday. And, deputies from the Coconino County Sheriff’s Williams Sub-Station received a report of an overdue aircraft from Vista.
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