Medical plane crash in New Mexico kills 4, FAA says
A small medical aircraft crashed near Ruidoso, New Mexico, on Thursday morning, killing all four people on board, officials reported.The cause of the crash remains unknown, according to Lincoln County Manager Jason Burns.The flight departed from Roswell Air Center and was headed to Sierra Blanca Regional Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate.A fire "associated" with the crash is estimated to be less than 5 acres, Burns said. The U.S. Forest Service is working with local agencies to suppress the fire.Conditions across southern New Mexico are hot and dry, with a red flag high fire risk warning issued for the Ruidoso area because of low humidity and wind gusts that could reach 35 mph. 
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