64°F
weather icon Cloudy
Las Vegas, NV
Ad 320x50 | 728x90 | 1200x70
Local Nevada

Pilot injured in plane crash in Northern Nevada

By / Las Vegas Review-Journal
November 3, 2018 - 9:06 pm
 
Crews work at the scene of a plane crash in the Fish Springs area, about 40 miles north of Reno, on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018. (Washoe County Sheriff's Office)
Crews work at the scene of a plane crash in the Fish Springs area, about 40 miles north of Reno, on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018. (Washoe County Sheriff's Office)

A pilot was injured when a small plane crashed Saturday in Northern Nevada, according to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office.

The plane crashed Saturday morning in open desert in the Fish Springs area, about 40 miles north of Reno. The pilot was extricated from the plane and airlifted to a hospital for unspecified injuries, the Sheriff’s Office said, although the pilot’s condition was not immediately available.

The Truckee Meadows Fire Department and the Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority assisted the Sheriff’s Office with the extrication.

No other details were available.

Contact Rio Lacanlale at rlacanlale@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow @riolacanlale on Twitter.

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.
MORE STORIES
THE LATEST
Nevada Highway Patrol (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Man dies after wrong-way crash near Pahrump
By Brett Clarkson / RJ

The crash happened Saturday night on state Route 160 and mile marker 25, about 15 miles south of Pahrump, the Nevada Highway Patrol said.

(Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Planned power outage possible for Mount Charleston area
By Marvin Clemons / RJ

Power customers residing in and around Mount Charleston may encounter a suspension of electricity Friday night into Saturday afternoon, according to NV Energy.