WICKENBURG, AZ (AZFamily) — An investigation is underway after a plane went down northwest of the Valley early Thursday morning.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), an Alpha Trainer crashed south of Wickenburg Municipal Airport around 6:45 a.m.

The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said the plane began experiencing engine troubles, forcing an emergency landing in the desert area of 355th Avenue and Smokehouse Trail . Two people were on board and sustained minor injuries.

An Alpha Trainer is a small two-seat aircraft, sometimes used for flight training.

Arizona’s Family news chopper witnessed the plane upside down in a dirt field. Several law enforcement agencies, including the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, were at the crash site.

FAA officials are working t

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