NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on NM Plane Crash

ANGEL FIRE, N.M. (AP/STAFF) — A preliminary report by federal investigators into the crash of a small plane in New Mexico that killed four people says the pilot was warned against taking off in windy conditions.

The single-engine plane crashed during takeoff in 55 mph winds on March 2 from a northern New Mexico ski resort in Angel Fire, 150 miles northeast of Albuquerque. The plane was headed to Dallas-Fort Worth following a family ski trip and killed two adults and two children, all from Texas. KETK and the Marshall News-Messenger report that two of the four victims were originally from the Marshall-Scottsville area, and the FAA says the plane was owned by a company in Scottsville.