2 dead, 3 injured in plane crash near Las Vegas

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Sunday, September 8, 2019
2 dead, 3 injured in plane crash near Las Vegas
At least two people are dead and three others are injured following a plane crash near Las Vegas Saturday night.

LAS VEGAS (KGO) -- At least two people are dead and three others are injured following a plane crash near Las Vegas Saturday night.

The plane went down shortly after taking off from the Henderson Executive Airport.

It's not clear what caused the crash, but air traffic indicated the pilot radioed two minutes after take-off that a door had come open.

A Las Vegas TV station is reporting the plane is registered to a flight school in Southern California.

Further details are not available at this time.