JEAN, NV (AP) — Authorities say one person is dead after a small plane crash and fire near an airport off Interstate 15 south of Las Vegas.
Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that the single-engine propeller plane was destroyed by flames after it crashed under unknown circumstances about 9:45 p.m. Wednesday not far from the Jean Sport Aviation Center.
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FAA spokesman Ian Gregor says it's not clear how many people were aboard.
Clark County Deputy Fire Chief Larry Haydu says firefighters found one person dead at the scene.
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The Nevada Highway Patrol tells the Las Vegas Review-Journal the crash was in a desert area between I-15 and Las Vegas Boulevard South.