Plane Crashes West of Albuquerque

THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD IS IN NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY TO INVESTIGATE A PLANE CRASH WEST OF ALBUQUERQUE. THE PLANE … A CESSNA 182 … WENT DOWN TUESDAY AFTERNOON NORTHWEST OF ROUTE 66 CASINO. IT CRASHED AS IT WAS GETTING READY TO LAND AT THE DOUBLE EAGLE TWO AIRPORT.

THE FAA SAYS THE PILOT DID REPORT ICING AND LOST OF ENGINE POWER BEFORE THE CRASH OCCURRED. ASIDE FROM THE TWO WHO DIED, NO ONE ON THE GROUND WAS INJURED. FAA OFFICIALS WILL BE AT THE SCENE ALONG WITH MEMBERS OF THE NTSB.

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