The family of four people killed in a helicopter crash near Superior earlier this year is speaking publicly for the first time — and pushing for federal action to prevent similar tragedies.
On January 2, a private helicopter taking off from Pegasus Airpark in Queen Creek went down in the mountains near Telegraph Canyon. The crash killed 59‑year‑old pilot and Queen Creek resident David McCarty and his three nieces: Katelyn Heideman, and sisters Rachel and Faith McCarty.
“It’s just automatic shock and I think straight denial,” said Ellie Heideman, Katelyn’s sister. “You really don’t know what to think because it doesn’t feel real.”…