Medical plane crashes in New Mexico mountains, igniting wildfire

Thairath•International•15d ago

Reader Briefing

A medical transport plane crashed in New Mexico, resulting in four fatalities and a significant wildfire.

•A medical transport plane crashed in the mountains of New Mexico, USA.
•All four people on board, including crew and medical personnel, died in the crash.
•The crash initiated a wildfire that spread to approximately 35 acres.
•The cause of the accident is currently unknown.

•A medical transport plane crashed in the mountains of New Mexico, USA.
•Four individuals, identified as crew and medical personnel, were killed in the crash.
•The crash caused a wildfire that spread to approximately 35 acres due to the impact.
•The wildfire is being exacerbated by dry weather and strong winds, raising concerns of further spread.
•The cause of the plane crash is currently unknown.
•The wreckage was found in a rugged and difficult-to-access mountain area.
•This incident is part of a series of medical aircraft accidents in the US over the past 18 months.
•A study found that over 20 years until 2020, there were 87 medical aircraft accidents, resulting in 239 fatalities.

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เจสัน เบิร์นส์ (Jason Burns)

"The wildfire caused by the plane's impact spread to an area of about 35 acres or 87 rai by noon, amidst dry and windy weather."

ไฟป่าที่เกิดจากแรงกระแทกของเครื่องบินได้ลุกลามเป็นพื้นที่ราว 35 เอเคอร์ หรือประมาณ 87 ไร่ ภายในช่วงเที่ยงวัน ท่ามกลางสภาพอากาศแห้งและมีลมแรง

New Mexico(นิวเม็กซิโก)ℹ️

US state where the medical plane crashed.

Roswell Air Center(รอสเวลล์ แอร์ เซ็นเตอร์)

Airport from which the medical transport plane departed.

Sierra Blanca Regional(เซียร์รา บลังกา รีเจียนนัล)

Airport to which the medical transport plane was headed.

Lincoln(ลินคอล์น)

County in New Mexico affected by the wildfire.

Capitan Mountains(เทือกเขาคาปิตัน)

Mountain range in New Mexico where the plane wreckage was found.

Philadelphia(ฟิลาเดลเฟีย)ℹ️

City in Pennsylvania where a previous medical jet crash occurred in January 2025.

Navajo Nation(นาวาโฮ เนชัน)ℹ️

Area in northern Arizona where a plane crash with four fatalities occurred in August 2025.

Arizona(แอริโซนา)ℹ️

State where the Navajo Nation is located, site of a previous plane crash.

Mexico(เม็กซิโก)ℹ️

Country from which a navy plane that crashed off the coast of Texas originated.

Texas(เท็กซัส)ℹ️

US state off whose coast a Mexican navy plane crashed in the Gulf of Mexico.

Gulf of Mexico(อ่าวเม็กซิโก)ℹ️

Body of water where a Mexican navy plane crashed off the coast of Texas.

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)(สำนักงานบริหารการบินแห่งชาติสหรัฐฯ)ℹ️

US agency that identified the departure and intended destination of the crashed medical plane.

Trans Aero Medevac(ทรานส์ แอโร เมดอีแวค)

Air medical flight provider that operated the crashed plane.

US Forest Service(หน่วยป่าไม้สหรัฐฯ)ℹ️

Agency working with local authorities to control the wildfire.

Jason Burns(เจสัน เบิร์นส์)

Lincoln County manager who commented on the wildfire spread.