Overview
- A single-engine Piper crashed about one mile southwest of Chandler Municipal Airport late Tuesday, and the sole occupant died from the crash.
- Emergency crews located the wreckage in a commercial storage yard near McQueen and Queen Creek roads next to a Ferguson warehouse after a 911 call.
- Early social-media posts named registration N9062J but the NTSB identified the aircraft as a Piper PA-28-180 and noted the registration information is being verified.
- Video and air-traffic-control audio of the moments after departure circulated online showing smoke and tower communications from the scene.
- The NTSB is leading a formal investigation with FAA support, investigators inspected the wreckage on site, and a preliminary report is expected in the weeks ahead.