Four dead after planes collide at North Las Vegas Airport
Four people are dead after two small planes collided at North Las Vegas Airport, authorities said.
The Federal Aviation Administration said a single-engine Piper PA-46 and a single-engine Cessna 172 collided around noon Sunday.
“Preliminary information indicates that the Piper PA-46 was preparing to land when it collided with the Cessna 172,” the FAA said in a statement. “The Piper crashed into ... a field east of Runway 30-Right and the Cessna fell into a water-retention pond.”
Two people were in each plane and all four died, according to city fire department officials.
The identities of the victims weren’t immediately released.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA will investigate the cause of the crash.
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