James Pedroza, Anand Patel, Mariah Coogan, Helena Lagos, Iris Rodriguez, and Erik Valente killed in small plane crash at TPC Scottsdale Champions Course in Scottsdale, Arizona

Modified Date: 
Sun, 05/24/2020 - 7:03am
Accident Date: 
Monday, April 9, 2018

6 Dead After Small Plane Catches Fire, Crashes at Arizona Golf Course

The plane departed from Scottsdale Airport and crashed shortly at the TPC Scottsdale Champions Course, located just north of the airport, according to Scottsdale Police Department.

Family and friends identify and remember 3 victims in Scottsdale plane crash

A video of the six people inside the plane was posted on Instagram moments before the plane took off from the Scottsdale Airport Monday night and crashed.

Friends, Family Remember Oklahoma Man Who Died In Arizona Crash

26-year-old Anand “Happy” Patel was known for the unique way he promoted area concerts and clubs.

Mom begged daughter not to board plane hours before deadly crash

Her daughter, Helena Lagos, and five others were on the plane that crashed shortly after takeoff  Monday night. The plane was headed to the North Las Vegas Airport from Scottsdale, Arizona.

Scottsdale plane crash: All 6 victims officially identified

The Scottsdale Police Department identified those killed as Erik Valente, 32; James Louis Pedroza, 28; Mariah Sunshine Coogan, 23; Anand Kamlesh Patel, 28; Helena Lagos, 22; and Iris Carolina Rodriguez Garcia, 23.

Video: Moments before Scottsdale plane crash

The video, provided by Scottsdale Police, mimicked an NTSB report released this month describing how the airplane "wings became nearly vertical, and the view of the airplane was lost behind a berm."

Family of woman killed in plane crash files suit in Las Vegas

A National Transportation Safety Board preliminary accident report does not list a cause of the crash but states that runway surveillance video captured the airplane’s wings “rocking during and shortly after rotation.”

Family of man killed in Arizona plane crash sues MGM Resorts, pilots

Anand Anil Patel, a 26-year-old Oklahoma concert and club promoter, was one of six people killed in the April 2018 crash near Phoenix.

Report: Plane weight, broken part caused fatal crash in 2018

A plane with six people aboard crashed in Arizona in 2018 because it was overweight and had an undetected engine problem, preventing it from climbing after takeoff on a flight to metro Las Vegas, according to a federal agency’s report.

People Involved: 
James Pedroza
Anand Patel
Mariah Coogan
Helena Lagos
Iris Rodriguez
Erik Valente

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