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Sorry to say I didn't know Tony but have read a few of his posts on this
site. My condolences to all who knew him. Thought I would share what I
found on the internet. See below.

Ted Stanley



****  6/18/01  Preliminary Accident/Incident Data Record   2  ****
A. Type: A  Mid Air: N  Missing: N   Entry date: 6/18/01

From: WESTERN-PACIFIC REGION OPERATIONS CENTER

B. Reg. No.: 424E      M/M: LNC4      Desc: 1998 SCHULTZ LANCAIR IV P
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Approach GA-A/C: General Aviation
Descr: AIRCRAFT INBOUND TO FLAGSTAFF ON VISUAL APCH, PILOT REPORTED HE COULD NOT MAKE AIRPORT, CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES 2 MI NE OF AIRPORT, 1 FATAL, FLATSTAFF, AZ

WX: FLG METAR 162256Z 18009G15KT 10SM SKC 27/M03 A3032
Damage: Destroyed
C2. Injury Data: # Crew:   1   Fat:   1   Ser:   0   Min:   0   Unk:
                 # Pass:   0   Fat:   0   Ser:   0   Min:   0   Unk:
                 # Grnd:       Fat:   0   Ser:   0   Min:   0   Unk:
D. Location.  City: FLAGSTAFF  State: AZ  Country: US
E. Event Date: 6/16/01 Time: 2325
F. Invest Coverage.  IIC:   Reg/DO: WP07  DO City: SCOTTSDALE
Dest: FLAGSTAFF, AZ  Last Radio Cont: 18 MILE FINAL RWY 21 FLG  Flt Plan:
IFR
Last Clearance: NONE      WX Briefing: U
Other: ACFT ON IFR VISUAL APCH TO FLG


N-number                       : N424E
Aircraft Serial Number         : LIV-011
Aircraft Manufacturer          : SCHULTZ ROD
         Model                 : LANCAIR IV P
Engine   Manufacturer          : CONT MOTOR
         Model                 : IO-550 SERIES
Aircraft Year                  : 1998
Owner Name                     : REGISTRATION PENDING
Owner Address                  : 4003 CLARINDA DR
                                 TARZANA, CA, 91356-5048
Registration Date              : Not Specified
Airworthiness Certificate Type : Experimental
Approved Operations            : Amateur Built


Pilot killed in plane crash

By DAILY SUN STAFF
06/18/2001

The pilot of small, private airplane was killed Saturday afternoon when his
plane crashed in a wooded area 2-1/2 miles northeast of Pulliam Airport.

John "Tony" Durizzi, 66, was piloting the single-engine plane and died in
the crash, police said. There were no other passengers in the plane.

According to Flagstaff Police spokesman Gerry Blair, the pilot of the plane
told airport officials that he was trying to land at the airport but that
was probably going to crash land somewhere between the Flagstaff Mall and
the airport. Airport officials then called Flagstaff police at 4:26 p.m.

Using the Department of Public Safety Search and Rescue helicopter and
Forest Service air attack aircraft that were assigned to the Leroux Fire,
officials located the downed plane about 45 minutes later at 5:09 p.m.

The plane was found 2-1/2 miles northeast of the airport off Lone Tree Road,
Blair said. Flagstaff police have secured the crash site and are awaiting
the arrival of investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board
and Federal Aviation Administration.

The crash didn't cause a fire, and police couldn't detect the smell of fuel
at the site.

"One possibility is that he ran out of gas," Blair said.

Blair said Durizzi was flying the plane on a cross-country flight. Durizzi
of Bellevue, Wash., had left Ada, Okla., today and was flying to Flagstaff,
the next stop in his cross-country flight that was scheduled to end in Los
Angeles.

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