By Matthew Reisen

Albuquerque Journal

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It was around 12:30 p.m. when the Beechcraft King Air 300 began its approach into a small airport in Chinle, Arizona. The winds were strong, but the skies were blue and clear in every direction as the CSI Aviation plane descended.

Pilot Jeffrey Tuning, 66, and copilot Amanda Benson, 25, Tuning’s stepdaughter, were at the controls as paramedic Nick Mancuso and nurse Kameilia Chavez sat in the back — prepared to treat and transport a patient back to Albuquerque.

It was the second medical transport flight of the day and business as usual.

Until it wasn’t.

The aircraft crashed alongside a service road adjacent to the runway and burst into flames — killing all four onboard and leaving families, friends and colleagues in New Mex

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