Authorities have not identified the people who died in the crash. The plane was scheduled to return to Arizona on Sunday — one day after it flew out to San Diego.

Northampton Co. flight school owner pleads not guilty in fatal plane crash case The owner of a Northampton County flight school is maintaining his innocence after being charged in a small plane crash.

An Alexandria Field Airport official said the pilot was the only one in the plane.

A Safford man and his three young children were among six people who died Wednesday night when their small plane crashed into a mountain east of Phoenix.

The FAA and NTSB are investigating what caused the pilot of the small plane to make a split-second decision to abort the takeoff.