SHOW LOW, Ariz. — Two people, including a young girl, died after a small plane crashed in Show Low Wednesday afternoon.
The Timber Mesa Fire Department said the single-engine, piston-driven aircraft went down near the Show Low Regional Airport around 4:40 p.m. near Long Lake.
When firefighters arrived, the plane was on fire and crews used a foam truck to put out the flames.
Two people were inside the plane and were dead by the time crews arrived. They have been identified as 40-year-old David Gillette of Utah as the pilot and the passenger was 11-year-old Lorelai Johansen of Tucson.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is looking into what caused the crash.
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