EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — An airplane crashed at the Las Cruces Air and Space Expo on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 20, a spokesman for Las Cruces Police said.
The crash happened at about 2:30 p.m. and the rest of the air show as canceled after that.
City of Las Cruces officials did not say if there were any injuries or fatalities, adding that the status of the airplane’s pilot was unavailable.
New Mexico State Police will be leading the investigation, according to multiple sources.
Andy Hume, director of the Las Cruces International Airport, issued a brief statement on the City of Las Cruces Facebook page.
He said there was a “single aircraft incident” during the air show portion of the Las Cruces Air and Space Expo, but said they would not be releasing any further information or taking any questions because the investigation into the incident was just beginning.
Hume did say that they have contacted the family of the air show performer who was involved to come to Las Cruces but did not confirm any injuries.
The City of Las Cruces issued a short news release, saying a participating airplane “went down” at about 2:30 p.m. during the airshow.
First responders and airport rescue teams responded to the downed aircraft, the City said. The cause of the crash and the status of the pilot are not available at this time, the City added. The Air and Space Expo was supposed to last until 4 p.m. but was canceled after the incident.
This is a developing story and we will update it as soon as we learn more.
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