Overview

• The Beechcraft 300 crashed and caught fire around 12:40 p.m. on August 5 as it attempted to land at the remote Arizona airstrip.
• All four occupants were non-local medical personnel en route to transfer a patient from a nearby hospital.
• CSI Aviation of Albuquerque has notified next of kin and is working with Navajo authorities following the fatalities.
• Navajo Police Department officers, tribal fire and rescue services and EMS crews secured the scene and confirmed there were no survivors.
• Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren honored the fallen responders’ dedication to saving lives and offered condolences to their families and colleagues.