The plane which operated out of Nellis Air Force Base crashed in a nearby residential area.
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Military personnel investigate an airplane crash near Nellis Air Force Base on Monday, May 24, 2021, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP) Author: Associated Press Updated: 12:26 AM EDT May 25, 2021
LAS VEGAS A pilot has died after an aircraft operated by a military contractor out of Nellis Air Force Base crashed in a nearby residential area, authorities in Las Vegas said Monday.
A statement attributed to base spokesman Lt. Col. Bryon McGarry confirmed the crash occurred about 2:30 p.m. Florida-based company Draken US owned the aircraft, and said in a statement that the pilot, whose name has not been released, had died and no one else was on board.
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