Ronald Barba, age 61, and his wife, Marcela Barba, age 47, have been identified as the victims in a plane crash that occurred on September 16, 2022.
The husband and wife, from Tijuana, Mexico, were flying from San Diego to Nogales at the time of the incident.
According to the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office, on Friday, September 16, at approximately 1:50 p.m., an Arizona Department of Public Safety Trooper observed a large plume of smoke while on patrol near Spot Road and Interstate 8. Upon arrival, the Trooper located a small aircraft in the desert fully engulfed in flames.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the crash which is still unknown at this time.