New Mexico plane crash: High winds blamed
New Mexico plane crash proves fatal for family of four. An Angel Fire, New Mexico, airport official said the pilot lost control of the single-engine plane during takeoff due to high cross winds.
New Mexico plane crash proves fatal for family of four. An Angel Fire, New Mexico, airport official said the pilot lost control of the single-engine plane during takeoff due to high cross winds.
Four people died at the airport in the northern New Mexico community of Angel Fire after the single-engine plane they were traveling in crashed as it was taking off.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford says the cause of the crash was unknown, but noted that the area was experiencing heavy winds at the time of the crash Sunday afternoon. The plane's destination wasn't immediately known.
The ABQJournal.com reports that a family of four died in the crash:
No information was available about the two adults and two children aboard the single-engine Mooney plane.
Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board and FAA are on their way to the site.
Angel Fire is located 150 miles northeast of Albuquerque. The plane was owned by a company in Scottsville, Texas.
Highway 434, which runs past the airport, was shut down in both directions due to the crash.