Plane crash victims identified

Family members release names of two men on overdue plane that crashed in the Kaibab

Flagstaff, AZ -The identities of the two men who were reportedly on the overdue aircraft that was subsequently found crashed on Saturday, July 30, at about 1:30 p.m. in the area of DeMotte Park in the Kaibab Forest are believed to be 39-year-old Andrew Jay Weiner of Henderson , Nevada , and 32- year-old Jacobe Daniel Foster of San Francisco , California. These are the names given to investigators by family members who originally reported their plane as overdue in arriving at Henderson , Nevada.  Due to the nature of the crash, positive identification of the two victims found on board was not possible at the scene; however, driver’s and pilot’s licenses for the above two listed individuals were found at the crash site. Investigators will continue to attempt positive identification with additional forensic investigation.

On Saturday, July 30 at about 8 a.m. the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office received notification from the Arizona Department of Emergency Management of an overdue aircraft that was last known to be in Coconino County.  The aircraft, described as a White Cirrus SR 20 single engine with identification of N-365DP, reportedly had two adult males aboard and was flying from Rock Hill, South Carolina with a destination of Henderson, Nevada . 

The last radar contact with the overdue plane was on Friday, July 29  northwest of DeMotte Park located in the Kaibab National Forest .  One of the two men aboard sent a text message to his wife on Friday at approximately 8:23 pm. indicating they would arrive in Henderson, Nevada in about 90 minutes from when the message was sent.

The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office and members of the Coconino County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Unit conducted ground searches while the Civil Air Patrol conducted air searches with three fixed wing aircraft.  Other agencies assisting with this mission included the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center , the Arizona Department of Emergency Management, the United States Forest Service, and the National Park Service.