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Straits Times
5 days ago
- General
- Straits Times
4 dead after medical transport plane crashes in Arizona
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox The plane missed the runway at the airport by about 275m. Four people were killed when a medical transport plane they were in crashed and caught fire while landing at an airport in the Navajo Nation in Arizona on Aug 5, the authorities said. The plane, a Beechcraft 300, was landing at Chinle Municipal Airport to pick up a patient for a medical transfer when it crashed, said a commander in the Navajo Nation Police Department, Emmett Yazzie. There were two pilots and two health care providers on board, all of whom died in the crash, said Mr Robert St. James, a spokesperson for CSI Aviation, the company that owned the plane. There were no patients on board, he said. The plane missed the runway at the airport by about 275m, according to Ms Chrissy Largo, a spokesperson for the Navajo Nation Police Department, and crashed around 12.40pm local time, the department said in a statement on social media. The aircraft, a small dual-propeller medical transport plane, had been dispatched to provide air ambulance services to patients in eastern Arizona, Mr St. James said. It was en route to Chinle Municipal Airport, a small airport in Apache County, Arizona, from Albuquerque, New Mexico, Ms Largo said. It was not immediately clear what had caused the crash, the police said. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board said they would investigate the crash. CSI Aviation was cooperating with investigators, Mr St. James said, and the company plans to provide support services to the families of victims. NYTIMES
Newsweek
6 days ago
- General
- Newsweek
Deadly Medical Plane Crash in Arizona's Navajo Nation: What to Know
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A medical-transport aircraft crashed near Chinle Municipal Airport in northern Arizona on Tuesday, killing all four people aboard. The small plane caught fire on impact in a remote area, although authorities have not yet disclosed the cause of the crash. Officials confirmed the fatalities involved the entire crew and passengers; no survivors were found at the site. The incident prompted investigations by local and federal agencies, including the FAA and NTSB, as officials work to determine what led to the deadly accident. NTSB posted on X, "NTSB is investigating the crash of a Beech 300 airplane near Chinle, Arizona." This is a breaking news story. Updates to follow.
6 days ago
- Health
4 dead after medical transport plane crashes while landing in Arizona: Authorities
Four people were killed when a medical transport plane crashed and caught fire in Arizona, authorities said. The Beechcraft 300 crashed Tuesday afternoon while landing at the Chinle Municipal Airport, in the Navajo Nation, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The aircraft was en route to pick up a patient from a nearby hospital at the time, according to the Navajo Police Department. All four people on board the plane died, police said. The cause of the crash is unknown at this time, police said. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating. The dual-propellor medical transport plane was owned by CSI Aviation, based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, police said. "This is a tragic loss to the families of those onboard and to medical air and first responder community," the Navajo Police Department said in a statement.
