KRQE Helicopter Crash
By KRQE News 13
September 17, 2017, 7:01 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a fatal helicopter crash in New Mexico.
State Police have confirmed that it is our KRQE news helicopter and our pilot and friend Bob Martin.
The crash occurred north of Carrizozo around 4:30 p.m., Saturday.
Here at KRQE we all had great respect for Bob and cherished his friendship.
Our thoughts are with Bob’s family.
Date: 16-SEP-2017
Time: c 16:30 LT
Type:
Bell 206L-3 LongRanger III
Owner/operator: LIN Television Corp
Registration: N213TV
C/n / msn: 51298
Fatalities: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: N of Carrizozo, NM -
United States of America Phase: En route
Nature: Photo/air-to-air
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
A helicopter crashed north of Carrizozo, New Mexico (about 150 miles SE of Albuquerque. State Police have confirmed that is the KRQE news helicopter. KRQE operate "Sky News 13", a Bell 206 N213TV owned by LIN Television Corp.
Sources:
http://krqe.com/2017/09/16/krqe-helicopter-crash/
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=213tv
http://krqe.com/author/bob-martin/