Small medical plane crashes in New Mexico mountains, killing all 4 people aboard
The Beechcraft King Air 90 was carrying medical crew and personnel, and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the cause.
- A small medical plane crashed outside Ruidoso, New Mexico, on Thursday morning, killing all four people aboard, according to officials; the aircraft departed from Roswell Air Center headed for Sierra Blanca Regional Airport.
- Responding crews navigate difficult terrain in the Capitan Mountains to reach the crash site, Lincoln County Manager Jason Burns said, with the fire estimated to be less than 5 acres.
- Conditions across southern New Mexico remain hot and dry, with a red flag fire risk warning issued for the Ruidoso area due to low humidity and wind gusts reaching 35 mph.
- The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash, while the U.S. Forest Service works with local agencies to suppress the fire.
- Officials continue to evaluate the wreckage of the plane, which was owned by Angel's Envy, to determine if the fire is directly related to the accident since the cause remains unknown.
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Editor’s note: This is a developing story. Stay with the Ruidoso News for updates. Four people aboard were killed in a medical plane crash near Capitan Thursday morning, according to Lincoln County. The plane, a King Air aircraft was traveling from Roswell to Sierra Blanca Regional Airport when communications and radar contact were lost by ground personnel, read a news release from the county. As communications were lost, emergency personnel beg…
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Medical plane crashes near Ruidoso in New Mexico, all four aboard killed
A small medical aircraft crashed outside the mountain town of Ruidoso in New Mexico on Thursday morning, resulting in the deaths of all four people on board. Authorities confirmed the tragedy and said the cause of the accident had not been determined. Lincoln County Manager Jason Burns stated that investigations were underway. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the plane had departed from Roswell Air Center and was headed toward S…
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