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AÂ single-plane crash near Winslow last month claimed the lives of two locals, including Scottsdale resident and former race car driver Bill Whittington.
According to the FAA, a twin-engine Swearingen SA226-T crashed 10 miles north of Winslow in Navajo County on April 23 with two people on board.
The Navajo County Sheriffâs Office later identified the deceased as 71-year-old Bill Whittington and 48-year-old Stephen Kirkby of Cave Creek. The plane was registered to Global Air LLC of Scottsdale.
The Sheriffâs Office said it received multiple calls about a plane crash at around 3:20 p.m. on April 23 near a remote stretch of State Route 87 northeast of Winslow.
Sheriff s Office: Plane crash victims were Phoenix-area men
April 27, 2021
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WINSLOW, Ariz. (AP) Navajo County authorities have identified the two people killed when a two-engine plane crashed Friday near Winslow as Phoenix-area residents.
Those killed were William Whittington, 70 of Scottsdale, and Stephen Kirkby, 48, of Cave Creek, the county Sheriff s Office said Monday night in a brief statement.
No information has been released on possible cause of the crash, which is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration.
The crash occurred near the junction of State Route 87 and Interstate 40. Top Picks In Shopping