Guest guest Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Five dead in medical plane crash near Ruidoso The Current-Argus Article Launched: 08/06/2007 10:52:21 AM MDT ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Five people, including a mother and her baby daughter en route to a hospital, died when a medical plane went down overnight on a flight from Ruidoso to Albuquerque, authorities said Monday. and her 15-month-old daughter Lilly , were among five people aboard the plane, said Olson, a spokesman for the state Department of Public Safety. Police have not released the identities of the 56-year-old pilot, a 44-year-old male nurse and a 40-year-old female paramedic, pending notification of next of kin. The area where the plane went down is marked by rugged, mountainous terrain; the cause of the crash was under investigation. The King Air plane was owned by Las Cruces-area Southwest Medivac which, according to the company, has been in business since 1994 and never had a plane go down. ''We've never had anything like this before and hope to never have again,'' said Rob Campion, a Southwest Medivac spokesman. He said he could provide no information about the victims. The twin-engine turbo prop left the Ruidoso Regional Airport about 10:40 p.m. Sunday on a flight to University of New Mexico Hospital, and crashed almost immediately in Advertisement Devil's Canyon in the Lincoln National Forest, Olson said. The search began early Monday, and the plane was spotted about 5:15 a.m., Olson said, A New Mexico National Guard OH-58 helicopter that was called in to help with the search spotted the wreckage, said National Guard spokesman Maj. Ken Nava. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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