Around 8:30 p.m. on July 10, 2018, New Mexico State Police officers responded to a report of a downed aircraft in Torrance County. The crash occurred approximately 2 to 3 miles east of the Moriarty, NM Airport on private land near Stage Coach Lane.
 
According to on-scene investigation, Mr. Renard Rozzoni (65) from Albuquerque, NM was flying his 2017 Ventus 3F glider aircraft near the Moriarty Airport when it crashed for unknown reasons. Mr. Rozzoni sustained fatal injuries in the crash and was pronounced deceased on scene.
 
The Federal Aviation Administration is responding to investigate the cause and nature of the crash. No further details are available.