A wildfire sparked by the fatal crash of a small medical plane in New Mexico has triggered evacuations for a rural area north of the Capitan Mountains and closures in the Lincoln National Forest.

A small plane crashed at the Doña Ana County International Jetport with several people onboard.

A 23-year-old North Texas native died in a plane crash alongside another pilot and two nurses during a medical transport mission.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A small medical plane crashed in a mountain range outside Ruidoso, New Mexico, killing all four people aboard and sparking a wildfire in the surrounding forest. Officials say the cause ...