A MAN IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER THE SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE HE WAS PILOTING CRASHED MONDAY NIGHT IN SANTA FE COUNTY. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS IT HAPPENED EAST OF THE RANCHO SAN MARCOS SUBDIVISION OFF OF STATE ROAD 14.
THE PILOT, WHOSE NAME WAS NOT RELEASED, SAID HE WAS FLYING FROM KANSAS TO SANTA FE WHEN HIS AIRCRAFT “ICED” AND LOST LIFT AS HE FLEW THROUGH A STORM.
THE ACCIDENT IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD.
