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Plane crash in Moriarty leaves one dead, one injured
A photo of the plane that crashed near McNabb Road and N.M. 41 in Moriarty on Tuesday, leaving one person dead and another injured.
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A plane crash in Torrance County killed one person and left another injured, the Moriarty Fire Department (MFD) said Tuesday.
Around noon, MFD responded to a plane crash in the area of McNabb Road and N.M. 41, according to a news release from the department.
“Initial arriving units reported a single-engine prop plane down in a field with power lines and poles down around the plane,” the release said.
Two people were on the plane when it went down, according to the release. One was pronounced dead on scene and the other was transported to an Albuquerque hospital in an “unknown condition.”
Authorities said the cause of the crash appeared to be an engine failure. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident.
According to the Central New Mexico Electric Cooperative, multiple power poles were broken along N.M. 41 near McNabb Road, leading to a power outage. The company said it would likely take the remainder of the afternoon to restore power.
