Pilot safe after plane crashes into carport near Deer Valley Airport


RUPIRUPICELLEB - A pilot is safe after a plane went down and crashed into a carport near the Deer Valley Airport on Saturday morning.

Around 11 a.m., the Phoenix Fire Department responded to the scene of an airplane crash near Central Avenue and Deer Valley Drive. When they arrived, they found the single-engine plane had crashed into a carport structure.

“I just saw like a big white blob going down, too steep to the ground,” said Kate Lambourne, who witnessed the crash.

Phoenix Fire Capt. DJ Lee says only the pilot was on board and was able to get himself out of the plane. The pilot was evaluated and refused to go to the hospital with minor injuries.



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Phoenix police said that shortly after takeoff, the pilot said the plane lost power, which is why he decided to land where he did. The FAA confirmed the pilot had reported an engine issue in the moments before the crash.

“Usually when I’m hearing that particular mayday, mayday, mayday thing, you know as a student pilot as well, I’m also thinking, oh gosh, something’s going wrong. Something’s about to hit the fan. We’ve got to get this figured out. Somebody is going to be in some serious trouble in a minute,” Jake Youngs, a student pilot who witnessed the crash, said.

Deer Valley Airport is one of the busiest airports in Arizona. In 2024, there were more than 430,000 takeoffs and landings.

The National Transportation Safety Board says the pilot was flying a Senior Aero Sport biplane. The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.

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