No injuries reported in North Las Vegas airport ground crash
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Published: Nov. 18, 2022 at 12:13 PM PST
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - No one was hurt after a crash involving two aircraft at North Las Vegas airport Friday.
North Las Vegas Fire Department confirmed that a small airplane and a helicopter hit each other at the airport. The Federal Aviation Administration said a single-engine Cessna 172 hit a hovering Robinson R44 helicopter after landing at the airport around 10:30 a.m. The Clark County Aviation Department said the plane was on the runway when it hit the helicopter.
Two people were in the plane and only a pilot was about the helicopter.
No injuries were reported, NLVFD said.
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate, with NTSB leading the investigation.
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