Authorities say four people are dead in the crash of a small plane in Las Cruces. New Mexico State Police say the twin-engine, fixed winged aircraft had just left the Las Cruces Airport and was headed to Phoenix. They say the plane crashed around 7 p.m. Wednesday and burst into flames about one mile south of Interstate 10 near the southern New Mexico Fair Grounds.
Witnesses say the plane was flying at a low altitude before the crash.
Police say all four people aboard the aircraft were killed. Their names and hometowns aren't immediately available.
The Federal Aviation Administration will be investigating the cause of the crash.
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