PHOENIX (AP) - A pilot has been critically burned after his plane crashed in north Phoenix.
Phoenix Fire Department crews were dispatched to the scene about 3 p.m. Tuesday after the single-engine Mooney M20 crashed on the side of a road and burst into flames.
Authorities say the 50-year-old pilot was the only person aboard and suffered second- and third-degree burns.
The man was transported to a hospital in critical condition. His name hasn’t been released yet.
Authorities say the plane took off from Scottsdale Airport and was headed to Nevada when it went down about 2 miles (3.22 kilometers) west of the Deer Valley Airport.
One wing was sheared off from hitting a light pole.
The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration will investigate the cause of the crash.
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