TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD A SMALL PLANE ARE INJURED AFTER THE PLANE CRASHES AT SIERRA BLANCA REGIONAL AIRPORT IN RUIDOSO. THE CRASH HAPPENED ABOUT 5:30 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE PLANE WAS TAKING OFF. VILLAGE SPOKESPERSON KERRY GLADDEN SAYS THE PLANE LANDED 300 TO 400 YARDS FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY.
THE AIRPORT WAS TEMPORARILY LOCKED DOWN AFTER THE CRASH. GLADDEN SAYS THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.
