Las Vegas Plane Crash

On August 22, 2008, a small plane crashed into a single family residence in Las Vegas, Nevada, killing three people. The pilot and a resident of the house were both killed.¹

Fast Facts

1. Aircraft: Rear-propeller Velocity 173 RG²
2. Date of crash: August 22, 2008 at 6:28 a.m.²
3. Occurred shorty after takeoff from North Las Vegas Airport
4. Crashed into a single-family home near the end of the runway
5. Plane owned by a Las Vegas resident
6. House caught on fire
7. Three people killed, one hospitalized with "severe trauma"³
8. There were 26 plane crashes (or near crashes) around the North Las Vegas Airport between May 2001 and November 2006⁴

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Velocity 173 RG | Las Vegas | Nevada | FAA | F-15 Crash Nevada Desert | University of Nevada Las Vegas | Las Vegas Bus Crash

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