20061101027189A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · TANARG912 · Apache, AZ · November 1, 2006

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Date: November 1, 2006 · 09:15 local
Place: Apache, AZ
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: NONE
Reported as: TANARG912
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) On November 01, 2006, a flight of 2 ultralights departed animas NM on a pleasure flight to bisbee AZ. Upon arrival at bisbee, it was discovered that one aircraft was missing. The other aircraft turned around and retraced its route in order to look for the missing aircraft. The pilot of the aircraft returned to an area where smoke had been spotted and discovered what he thought was the wreckage of the other aircraft. The matter was turned over to the cochise county search and rescue coordinator. The wreckage was recovered in "skeleton" canyon, along with 2 bodies.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 01, 2006, A FLIGHT OF 2 ULTRALIGHTS DEPARTED ANIMAS NM ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT TO BISBEE AZ. UPON ARRIVAL AT BISBEE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ONE AIRCRAFT WAS MISSING. THE OTHER AIRCRAFT TURNED AROUND AND RETRACED ITS ROUTE IN ORDER TO LOOK FOR THE MISSING AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AN AREA WHERE SMOKE HAD BEEN SPOTTED AND DISCOVERED WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE WRECKAGE OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT. THE MATTER WAS TURNED OVER TO THE COCHISE COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE COORDINATOR. THE WRECKAGE WAS RECOVERED IN "SKELETON" CANYON, ALONG WITH 2 BODIES.