Investigators recovered 'an electronic device that could have relevant flight information.' They sent the device and a recovered video camera to NTSB headquarters for analysis. The balloon's envelope will be examined Monday for any anomalies. Investigators separated the balloon from the basket, and everything appears to be intact, an agency spokesperson said. Phoenix Model has more than 30 years of manufacturing and. Phoenix Model provides clients with the best resources and services imaginable. We are the largest and most experienced R/C model airplane manufacturer in Vietnam. The NTSB said Monday that investigators had not found any mechanical anomalies with the balloon. We have been developing and designing Almost-Ready-To-Fly (ARF) R/C model aircraft since 1991. 'The preliminary information is that the balloon impacted desert terrain following an unspecified problem with its envelope,' an NTSB spokesperson said on Sunday. The NTSB initially identified the aircraft as a Cameron Balloons A160, but on Monday said it was a Kubicek BB 85 Z.
Investigators were on scene examining the downed balloon. Police in Eloy said they're looking into the incident alongside the National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA to determine the cause of the deadly crash. Police identified the critically injured victim as 23-year-old Valerie Stutterheim, 23, from Scottsdale, Arizona.
Der Walt, who lived in Eloy and was originally from South Africa, was the pilot. The Eloy Police Department on Monday identified the victims as Chayton Wiescholek, 28, from Union City, Michigan Kaitlynn Bartrom, 28, from Andrews, Indiana Atahan Kiliccote, 24, from Cupertino, California and Cornelius Van Der Walt, 37.
