A FATHER AND SON ARE DEAD FOLLOWING A PLANE CRASH TUESDAY NIGHT IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. STATE POLICE SPOKESMAN CARL CHRISTIANSEN TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THE TWIN PROP KING AIR CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE SIERRA BLANCA AIRPORT OUTSIDE RUIDOSO.
WITNESSES SAID IT APPEARED TO BE ENGINE PROBLEMS, BUT CHRISTIANSEN SAYS IT’LL BE THE FAA’S JOB TO DETERMINE IF THAT WAS THE CASE.
CHRISTIANSEN SAYS THE VICTIMS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 39 YEAR OLD JUSTIN KING AND HIS SON 13 YEAR OLD HAYDEN KING OF RUIDOSO. THE CRASH HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER 10 PM.
