What happened
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On September 13, 2012 aircraft N4188E, Piper PA28-181, S/N-2843212 impacted terrain under unknown circumstances approximately 15 mile northwest of payson AZ at a unknown time fatally injuring the 3 occupants on board. According to the FAA data base, the aircraft (N4188E) is registered to the cae global academy phoenix inc located in mesa, AZ. Cae operates this aircraft under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) parts 61, 91, and 141. In addition, this aircraft is operated under an agreement by klm flight academy usa. Kls/klm flight academy is a dutch jar FCL1 approved flight training organization (fto) under the approval of the inspectie verkeer en watarstaat divsie luchtvaart (iivw/dl). The aircraft, N4188E departed falcon field (ffz) at approximately 1412 MST with a destination of winslow AZ. The flight was part of the kls curriculum D42 phase check incorporating low level navigation VFR flight plan to winslow AZ (inw) with an emergency diversion to payson AZ (pan). This phase check is preparatory to moving into the instrument training phase. The aircraft followed a route of flight via the verde river, bartlet dam , the verde river valley, where the aircraft changed course to east/northeast approximately 15 miles north west of payson AZ where the aircraft entered fossil springs wilderness area colliding with terrain in calf pen canyon at approximatly 5800 ft MSL. The aircraft was reported missing and was subsequently located on September 14, 2012 at approximatly 2100 by an AZ dps helicopter.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 AIRCRAFT N4188E, PIPER PA28-181, S/N-2843212 IMPACTED TERRAIN UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES APPROXIMATELY 15 MILE NORTHWEST OF PAYSON AZ AT A UNKNOWN TIME FATALLY INJURING THE 3 OCCUPANTS ON BOARD. ACCORDING TO THE FAA DATA BASE, THE AIRCRAFT (N4188E) IS REGISTERED TO THE CAE GLOBAL ACADEMY PHOENIX INC LOCATED IN MESA, AZ. CAE OPERATES THIS AIRCRAFT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PARTS 61, 91, AND 141. IN ADDITION, THIS AIRCRAFT IS OPERATED UNDER AN AGREEMENT BY KLM FLIGHT ACADEMY USA. KLS/KLM FLIGHT ACADEMY IS A DUTCH JAR FCL1 APPROVED FLIGHT TRAINING ORGANIZATION (FTO) UNDER THE APPROVAL OF THE INSPECTIE VERKEER EN WATARSTAAT DIVSIE LUCHTVAART (IIVW/DL). THE AIRCRAFT, N4188E DEPARTED FALCON FIELD (FFZ) AT APPROXIMATELY 1412 MST WITH A DESTINATION OF WINSLOW AZ. THE FLIGHT WAS PART OF THE KLS CURRICULUM D42 PHASE CHECK INCORPORATING LOW LEVEL NAVIGATION VFR FLIGHT PLAN TO WINSLOW AZ (INW) WITH AN EMERGENCY DIVERSION TO PAYSON AZ (PAN). THIS PHASE CHECK IS PREPARATORY TO MOVING INTO THE INSTRUMENT TRAINING PHASE. THE AIRCRAFT FOLLOWED A ROUTE OF FLIGHT VIA THE VERDE RIVER, BARTLET DAM , THE VERDE RIVER VALLEY, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CHANGED COURSE TO EAST/NORTHEAST APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES NORTH WEST OF PAYSON AZ WHERE THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED FOSSIL SPRINGS WILDERNESS AREA COLLIDING WITH TERRAIN IN CALF PEN CANYON AT APPROXIMATLY 5800 FT MSL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED MISSING AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY LOCATED ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2012 AT APPROXIMATLY 2100 BY AN AZ DPS HELICOPTER.
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