Couple Survives Sedona Plane Crash Using Aircraft Parachute

A husband and wife survived a plane crash near Cathedral Rock in Sedona, Arizona, on Monday morning after deploying the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS), which helped the aircraft land safely on the side of a mountain. The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office responded to the crash around 8:30 a.m. and found that the couple was unharmed and able to walk away from the incident. Search and rescue teams were dispatched to the crash site, hiking to reach the downed plane. The CAPS system is a ballistic rocket-fired parachute designed to lower the impact speed of the entire aircraft and has saved numerous lives in past incidents. Authorities have not yet determined the cause of the crash, and the investigation is ongoing. This incident highlights the effectiveness of the CAPS system in emergency situations for small aircraft.