What happened
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After departing Ryan air field (ryn), N112LS, a Rockwell International aircraft privacy data omittedcrashed while conducting training maneuvers thirteen miles outside of Three Points Arizona in a training flight area named "key stone".
Unofficial preliminary radar data depicts a track consistent with the accident airplane N112LS, that departed the ryn area at approximetly 1339 MST and flying to the southwest at about 4,500 ft MSL where the pilot completed 4 - 180-degree turns over a southbound road. The pilot then turned southwest and performed two 90-degree turns followed by two figure 8?s. the flight continued to the southwest with a decreased airspeed; which dropped to about 65-70 mph. The last portion of the data displayed a small increase in altitude followed by a rapid decrease in altitude. The data ended at 1402 MST.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER DEPARTING RYAN AIR FIELD (RYN), N112LS, A ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^CRASHED WHILE CONDUCTING TRAINING MANEUVERS THIRTEEN MILES OUTSIDE OF THREE POINTS ARIZONA IN A TRAINING FLIGHT AREA NAMED "KEY STONE".
UNOFFICIAL PRELIMINARY RADAR DATA DEPICTS A TRACK CONSISTENT WITH THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE N112LS, THAT DEPARTED THE RYN AREA AT APPROXIMETLY 1339 MST AND FLYING TO THE SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 4,500 FT MSL WHERE THE PILOT COMPLETED 4 - 180-DEGREE TURNS OVER A SOUTHBOUND ROAD. THE PILOT THEN TURNED SOUTHWEST AND PERFORMED TWO 90-DEGREE TURNS FOLLOWED BY TWO FIGURE 8?S. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO THE SOUTHWEST WITH A DECREASED AIRSPEED; WHICH DROPPED TO ABOUT 65-70 MPH. THE LAST PORTION OF THE DATA DISPLAYED A SMALL INCREASE IN ALTITUDE FOLLOWED BY A RAPID DECREASE IN ALTITUDE. THE DATA ENDED AT 1402 MST.
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