New Mexico authorities said all four people aboard a medical flight died when the plane crashed in Las Cruces.
New Mexico State Police said the twin-engine aircraft had just left the Las Cruces airport for Phoenix and was at low altitude before it crashed and burst into flames Wednesday evening.
State Police identified the crew members killed as 29-year-old pilot Freddy Martinez, 27-year-old flight paramedic Tauren Summers and 35-year-old flight nurse Monica Chavez, all from El Paso, Texas. The patient who died was identified as Fredrick Green, 59, of Las Cruces.
According to State Police, the plane belonged to Amigos Aviation and was contracted by Elite Medical Transport.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash's cause.
