SEDONA, Ariz. (AP) -- A small airplane crashed near the Sedona airport, killing three people, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
The plane, which was part of Arizona State University East's professional flight program, crashed on departure at 12:35 p.m. Sunday. It was headed to Williams Gateway Airport in Mesa, FAA spokeswoman Diana Joubert said.
A student pilot, Christopher Matthew Anderson, of Olive Branch, Miss., and flight instructor Angela Renee LaClair, of Mesa, were on board. The third person, also believed to be an ASU student, had not been identified, ASU East spokesman Jeff Holeman said.
The plane, an A-36 Beechcraft Bonanza, was destroyed by fire, Joubert said.
The plane appears to have lost power as it was taking off and crashed into a runway fence, said Will Loesch, Sedona's fire marshal.
