Lake Mead Plane Crash Two aboard plane safe

[WB Staff]

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Two people in a single-engine plane headed to Las Vegas were found safe on shore after the aircraft crashed into Lake Mead on Saturday, authorities said.

A single-engine Cessna 182 that left the Grand Canyon Airport at about 7 p.m. Saturday and was scheduled to arrive at the North Las Vegas Airport landed in the water near Boulder City at about 8:30 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

The public affairs office at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area said the pilot reported mechanical issues and radar contact was lost in the Virgin Basin Area of Lake Mead.
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