Police have identified a man who was killed after an aircraft crashed at Buckeye's Municipal Airport Tuesday afternoon.
North Dakota resident James George III, 55, was piloting the plane that went down just before 2 p.m.
Buckeye Police on scene on plane crash at Buckeye Airport, 3000 S Apace Rd. Palo Verde Rd s of I10. Media staging outside of main gate
— Buckeye Police Dept (@BuckeyePolice) February 16, 2016
Police said it is unclear if the craft was taking off or landing when it went down.
.@BuckeyePolice has buckeye airport closed after crash of "single-engine Evolution REVO light sport aircraft"@abc15 pic.twitter.com/MsYZAvuy5r
— Joe Bartels (@Joe_Bartels) February 16, 2016
Federal Aviation Administration Lynn Lunberg said the pilot was the only person aboard the powered hang glider.
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