Aircraft Crash in Arizona
 

A plane crashed in Arizona's Superstition Mountains, according to ABC News Phoenix affiliate KNXV, citing witnesses and local authorities -- but officials told ABC News that passenger flights at major local airports all were accounted for.

Initial indications were that it was a general aviation plane, not a commercial flight -- but it was not clear how big a plane may have crashed or how many people may have been involved.

Officials were having difficulty getting access to the crash site in rugged terrain, The Associated Press reported.

Date:23-NOV-2011Time:18:30am LTType:Rockwell Commander 690AOperator:Ponderosa Aviation Inc.Registration:N690SMC/n / msn:11337Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6Other fatalities:0Airplane damage:Written off (damaged beyond repair)Location:Apache Junction, Pinal County, AZ - http://aviation-safety.net/database/...flags_15/N.gif United States of America Phase:Initial climbNature:PrivateDeparture airport:Falcon Field Airport - KFFZDestination airport:Safford Regional Airport - KSADNarrative:
A Rockwell Commander 690A aircraft crashed and burst into flames in rugged terraine near Apache Junction tonight about 18:30 local time, shortly after takeoff from Falcon Field Airport - KFFZ, AZ.

All six occupants were killed.

ASN Aircraft accident 23-NOV-2011 Rockwell Commander 690A N690SM