Officials Say Plane Broke Apart Before Crash that Killed 5

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A medical transport plane that crashed in Nevada appears to have broken apart before it ever hit the ground, investigators said.

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The flight was on its way to Salt Lake City, carrying a patient, from Reno. Per reports, the plane was a single-engine Pilatus PC-12 that was owned by Reno-based air ambulance company Care Flight.

Care Flight said in a statement that the plane crashed in Stagecoach, Nevada, killing all five people on board, including a new dad of a 1-month-old baby.

Investigators “found parts of the airplane one-half to three-quarters of a mile away” from the crash site, NTSB Vice Chair Bruce LandsbergĀ said at a news conference, indicating that the plane broke apart while still in the air.

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“This is like a three-dimensional puzzle,” Landsberg said. “It’s harder when you don’t have the pieces all in one place.”

He added that it’s unclear what caused the plane to come apart.

Care Flight previously identified the victims as a pilot, a flight nurse, a flight paramedic, a patient and one of the patient’s family members.

The crash occurred while Reno area under a winter storm warning. As relayed by People, visibility was reportedly under two miles, with 20 winds reaching 20 mph.

The pilot, Scott Walton, was among those who died. A GoFundMe has been set up for his family, as well the families of the other victims.

“Transporting patients to receive life-saving care was an absolute passion and life’s mission for Scott,” wrote the pilot’s sister-in-law Katie Walton. “He was one of those special people who lit up a room, who brought smiles to everyone’s face, who never met a stranger.”

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