Ruidoso, NM (KKOB)- According to a preliminary report released by the National Transportation Safety Board a medical transport aircraft that crashed in the mountains northeast of Ruidoso in May, killing all four people aboard, experienced a loss of GPS navigation capability shortly before the accident. Now, the New Mexico congressional delegation is demanding answers from the Defense Department over the issue.
In a letter sent to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, representatives from the New Mexico congressional delegation, questioned the department’s involvement in the medical plane crash and whether the victims’ families would be compensated for the accident.
“While this is reportedly the first time GPS jamming activities by the U.S. military have caused or contributed to the crash of a civilian plane, that does little to comfort the families of those lost in that crash or impacted by the wildfire it triggered,” the lawmakers wrote. Here is a copy of the letter.
A final report with the official cause of the crash has not been released.
