A Walker County sheriff's deputy lifts crime scene tape for investigators as National Transportation Safety Board officials continue investigate the fatal crash Tuesday night of a small plane that was reported stolen near Jasper, Ala., Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. Walker County sheriff's Chief Deputy James Painter says authorities are still investigating but believe the teenagers took the plane without permission before it crashed Tuesday night. (AP Photo/AL.com, Joe Songer)
FAA records show HiFlight Aviation of Jasper bought the plane in May 2010. The company applied for registration, but the application was returned to HiFlight in June 2010 for correction. The FAA received no response and canceled the registration.
State business records show that HiFlight was organized in Jasper in 2010. A phone number given by the company at the time of registration is no longer active.
The plane crash Tuesday night killed student pilot Jordan Smith and his friends, Jordan Montgomery and Brandon Ary. The FAA said earlier that its regulations prohibit student pilots from taking up passengers.
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