(A small airplane went down in an emergency.)...It happened in Western Arizona

A distress call was received by the tower at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma.. The caller said his airplance was experiencing engine issues. The aircraft was located on the Air and Marine Operations surveillance system and monitored from the situation/radio room. The pilot of the distressed plane reported the engine was losing power, and he was going to look for a place to land.. The plane went down in the North Dome Valley. A rescue helicopter was sent. They located the plane, that had crashed into a ditch. All the occupants were out of the plane and did not appear to be injured. They were taken to a hospital as a precaution.