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A couple walked away unharmed after their small plane crashed on Monday in Arizona

Authorities tell PEOPLE their lives were saved by the aircraft's CAPS technology — a rocket-fired parachute

It is still unclear what circumstances caused the couple to deploy the parachute

A couple walked away unharmed after their small plane crashed in Arizona on Monday, authorities have confirmed.

According to a statement shared with PEOPLE from the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office, the department received reports of a plane crash around 8:30 a.m. local time on Monday, Nov. 3. Deputies quickly responded to the scene near the Cathedral Rock butte located outside Sedona, Ariz .

After authorities confirmed the crash, deputies learned that the two passengers — a husband and wife — went co

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