STATE POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE MAN KILLED IN MONDAY'S PLANE CRASH IN LAS CRUCES. THEY SAY HE WAS 29 YEAR OLD LAWRENCE FRANCIS OF EL PASO … THE PILOT AND ONLY PERSON ON BOARD THE SINGLE-SEATER THAT WENT DOWN SHORTLY AFTER 1PM AT THE LAS CRUCES AIRPORT.
WITNESSES SAY THEY HEAD THE PLANE'S ENGINE CUTTING IN-AND-OUT JUST BEFORE IT CRASHED.
THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD WILL INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.
