On May 13, a King Air medevac crashed in the Capitan Mountains after losing GPS during a US military GPS jamming exercise at White Sands Missile Range. The pilots, Captain Keelan Clark (30) and First Officer Ali Kawsara (23), were disoriented and had no survivors.

The jamming was part of an annual 746th Test Squadron NAVFEST, a two‑week event that tests GPS disruption tech. The FAA warned operators that GPS could be affected up to 400 miles away between May 12 and May 18, yet the flight still lost navigation.

At 11 pm the crew requested instrument‑only flight to Ruidoso. After losing GPS, ATC vectored them west then north, and the pilots shifted to an ILS approach. When the ILS beacon faded, they chose a visual approach, unaware of the looming broadcast 10,000‑foot peak.

The aircraft struck the mountain at full speed, killing all four aboard. This incident marks the first US civilian crash linked to electronic warfare, and it may be a precursor to more navigation disruptions as drone and electronic warfare expand.