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Piper Plane Crashes into Homes, Injuring Three in Phoenix

4/2/2026

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On March 4, a Piper PA-28-140 lost engine power after takeoff from Deer Valley Airport and crashed into two Phoenix homes, injuring three people.
The aircraft carried a flight instructor and a student pilot.
Surveillance footage shows the plane flying low before it struck a home.
Investigators ruled out weather as a factor.
They are examining the recovered engine and wreckage for mechanical causes.

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Story summary

On March 4, a Piper PA-28-140 lost engine power after takeoff from Deer Valley Airport and crashed into two Phoenix homes, injuring three people.
The aircraft carried a flight instructor and a student pilot.
Surveillance footage shows the plane flying low before it struck a home.
Investigators ruled out weather as a factor.
They are examining the recovered engine and wreckage for mechanical causes.