NTSB releases preliminary report on Superstition Mountain crash

NTSB releases preliminary report on Superstition Mountain crash (Alberta Times) On Monday, the National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report on the Superstition Mountain crash on Thanksgiving Eve...

(Alberta Times)

On Monday, the National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report on the Superstition Mountain crash on Thanksgiving Eve, detailing what caused the plane to crash just 150 feet from the top of Flat Iron Peak. The report did not reach any conclusions, but it said the plane was at an altitude of 4,500 feet and flew in a straight line into the mountains without avoiding any maneuvers. The report also said propeller and engine damage were consistent, which could indicate the pilot was having trouble before hitting the mountain. These are only preliminary results and a final report on its conclusions will take several months to complete. On the evening of November 23, a small plane flying from Falcon Field in Mesa to Safford crashed into Superstition Mountain, killing all six people on board, including a father and his three children.