A small medical transport plane crashed and caught fire on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona, resulting in the deaths of all four people on board. The tribe confirmed the fatalities in a statement.

The aircraft, a Beechcraft King Air 300 operated by CSI Aviation, had two pilots and two healthcare providers. It had departed from Albuquerque, New Mexico, and was attempting to land near the airport in Chinle, Arizona, when the crash occurred. The crew was on its way to pick up a critically ill patient from a federal Indian Health Service hospital and transport them back to Albuquerque.



The cause of the crash is currently unknown and is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). CSI Aviation released a statement expressing sorrow for the deaths and confirmed their cooperation with the investigation. Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren expressed his grief, noting that the victims had dedicated their lives to helping others. Air medical transports are common on the Navajo Nation due to the limited advanced care facilities on the reservation. The article also mentions a separate medical transport plane crash that occurred in Philadelphia in January, which killed eight people.