SCOTTSDALE (WKOW) -- Six people were killed after a small plane crashed onto the TPC Scottsdale Champions Golf Course late Monday night.

Police say those six were the only people on board the Piper PA24 plane. The crash was located just north of the Scottsdale Airport. The plane went down around 9:00 p.m.

The FAA says the aircraft crashed and caught fire just after takeoff. “At this point in the investigation we can confirm that the flight originated from the Scottsdale airport and crashed shortly after takeoff,” the department said in a statement. “None of the six passengers aboard the aircraft survived.”

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the accident.</s>CLOSE A small plane crashed and burst into flames on a suburban Phoenix golf course. The Piper PA-24 Comanche went down in Scottsdale on Monday night. There is no immediate word on what happened to anyone on board. (April 10) AP

A small airplane crashed onto the TPC Scottsdale Champions Golf Course soon after takeoff from Scottsdale Airport on April 9, 2018. (Photo: Versace King/Special for The Republic)

PHOENIX — A small airplane crashed Monday night on the TPC Scottsdale Champions Course and police confirmed six people were killed.

Scottsdale police and fire crews responded around 9 p.m. to numerous reports of an aircraft down near Bell Road and 82nd Street, just north of Scottsdale Airport.

Scottsdale police confirmed the aircraft crashed on the Champions golf course.

Video and photographs taken shortly after the crash showed wreckage of a burning aircraft.

The aircraft was a Piper PA24, which crashed onto the golf course and caught fire after takeoff from Scottsdale Airport, FAA spokesman Allen Kenitzer said.

Initial information from the scene indicated five people were on board, he said. Further information on the occupants was unavailable.

Officer Kevin Watts, a Scottsdale police spokesman, said none of the six people on board survived the crash.

“We do know the flight originated at Scottsdale Airport and it appears it went down shortly after takeoff,’’ Watts said.

National Transportation Safety Board investigators were headed to the crash site Monday night to begin investigating, Watts said.

Kenitzer said the FAA would assist in the investigation.

Versace King said he was helping his father load a truck near the airport and noticed a small, single-engine airplane take off. A few moments later, King heard the plane stall, then recalled a loud noise and subsequent explosion.

“I was like, ‘What the heck?’ So I drove over to the golf course and I saw the plane was engulfed in flames,” King said.

King got about 100 yards and began recording video of the fiery crash. He said emergency crews were on the scene several minutes later. He added the weather was "perfect'' at the time.

The Champions course is one of two golf courses at the TPC Scottsdale. It is just east of the TPC Stadium Course, where the annual Waste Management Phoenix Open is held.

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Read or Share this story: https://usat.ly/2qimQpC</s>SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - A small plane has crashed and burst into flames on a suburban Phoenix golf course but there's no word yet on what happened to those aboard.

However, authorities say nobody on the ground was hurt.

The Piper PA-24 Comanche went down on Scottsdale, Arizona, shortly before 9 p.m. Monday.

ABC15 reports that emergency crews responded to the TPC Scottsdale Champions Golf Course.

The single-engine Comanche can have four or six seats.

Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Allen Kenitzer says it's unclear how many people were aboard the aircraft or what caused it to crash.</s>Six people were killed when a small plane crashed shortly after takeoff, bursting into flames on a suburban Phoenix golf course Monday, officials said.

There were no survivors among the passengers and crew after the plane went down at 8:45 p.m. on the Champions Course, located just north of the Scottsdale Airport, the Scottsdale Police Department said in a statement to Fox News.

The names of the victims were not immediately released, pending identification and notification of family members, police said.

The National Transportation Safety Board arrived at the scene of the crash and is investigating.

Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor told Fox News the plane was a Piper PA-24 Comanche. The single-engine Comanche can have four or six seats.

The crash happened on the sister golf course to the Stadium Course, where the PGA holds the Waste Management Phoenix Open each February. There were no reports of injuries to people on the ground, according to Gregor.

Versace King told the Arizona Republic he was helping his father load a truck near the airport and noticed the small plane take off. He then heard the plane stall, which was soon followed by a loud noise and subsequent explosion.

“I was like, ‘What the heck?’ So I drove over to the golf course and I saw the plane was engulfed in flames,” he told the newspaper.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey tweeted his prayers "for those lost" in the crash.

"Our hearts are with their families and loved ones this morning," he wrote.

Fox News' Shira Bush and The Associated Press contributed to this report.</s>Authorities say no one survived a fiery plane crash Monday night on a suburban Phoenix golf course adjacent to the grounds where the PGA Tour holds a popular tournament.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Authorities say no one survived a fiery plane crash Monday night on a suburban Phoenix golf course adjacent to the grounds where the PGA Tour holds a popular tournament.

ABC15 reports that emergency crews responded to the TPC Scottsdale Champions Golf Course, the sister course to the Stadium Course where the Waste Management Phoenix Open is held each February.

Police say multiple people onboard died, but the exact number was not immediately released. Nobody on the ground was hurt.

Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Allen Kenitzer says the Piper PA-24 Comanche went down on Scottsdale, Arizona, shortly before 9 p.m. Monday.

The single-engine Comanche can have four or six seats.

Kenitzer says it’s unclear how many people were aboard the aircraft or what caused it to crash.</s>Authorities say no one survived a fiery plane crash Monday night on a suburban Phoenix golf course adjacent to the grounds where the PGA Tour holds a popular tournament.ABC15 reports that emergency crews responded to the TPC Scottsdale Champions Golf Course, the sister course to the Stadium Course where the Waste Management Phoenix Open is held each February.Police say multiple people onboard died. Nobody on the ground was hurt.Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Allen Kenitzer says the Piper PA-24 Comanche went down on Scottsdale, Arizona, shortly before 9 p.m. Monday.The single-engine Comanche can have four or six seats.Kenitzer says it's unclear how many people were aboard the aircraft or what caused it to crash.------</s>ARIZONA — A small plane caught fire after takeoff and crashed at a nearby Arizona golf course on Monday, leaving six people dead, officials said.

The plane departed from Scottsdale Airport and crashed shortly at the TPC Scottsdale Champions Course, located just north of the airport, according to Scottsdale Police Department.

None of the six passengers aboard the plane survived, according to police. Their names are not being released pending identification and notification of family.

Nobody on the ground was affected when the plane, a Piper PA-24 went down, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Officers responded to the call just after 8:45 p.m. local time, according to police.

The cause of the crash is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board, which has arrived on site.</s>Six people are dead after a small plane crashed at a golf course in Arizona on Monday night.

The Scottsdale Police Department confirmed on Twitter just after midnight on Tuesday that they were responding to a “downed aircraft” at the TPC Scottsdale Champions Golf Course.

Authorities said the Piper PA-24 Comanche crashed shortly after takeoff from Scottsdale Airport, located just south of the golf course, according to CNN.

None of the six occupants on board survived the crash, police told the outlet. They have not yet named the deceased, pending identification and notification of family.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the crash did not affect anyone on the ground, CNN reports.

Police did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

“Praying for those lost in the plane crash at TPC golf course,” he wrote. “Our hearts are with their families and loved ones this morning.”
A Piper PA-24 Comanche crashes after takeoff in Scottsdale, Arizona, killing all six people aboard.