Around 9:00 pm on August 2, 2016 76 year old Homer “Mac” McClure picked up donated blood from the United Blood Services in Flagstaff, AZ. He left Pulliam Airport around 9:14 pm. Shortly thereafter, residents in Kachina Village and Forest Highlands reported hearing erratic airplane engine sounds followed by a large crash.
Coconino County Sheriff’s Office, AZ DPS, Flagstaff Police, Highlands Fire, and AZ DOT responded to the scene of his crashed Twin Engine Piper Seneca approximately 5 mi southwest of the airport and approximately 50 yards east of SR89A.
There were no reports or indications of a fire. The debris field of the crash is over 200 yards long; tops of trees broken off show an impact path.
Coconino County Sheriff’s Office, Medical Examiners Office, the FAA, NTSB will be investigating.