Fatal Flaw in Medical Transport A medical plane crashed in New Mexico's Lincoln County on Thursday morning, killing all four people on board.
The Beechcraft King Air 90 was en route from Roswell Air Center to Sierra Blanca Regional Airport when it went down in a wooded area near Ruidoso. Medical transport accidents are not rare occurrences.
In recent years, despite a downward trend in overall fatalities, the rates for medical transport remain alarmingly high compared to commercial airliners or general aviation.