Las Vegas, NV
Accident Date:
Tue, 04/11/2023James Walker, 72, of Avondale, Ariz., died in a small plane crash Sunday night in Laughlin’s Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area. Walker was deceased at the crash site.
A police helicopter reportedly crashed on a residential street in Las Vegas, injuring two officers that were riding inside. The officers were taken to a local medical center with non-life threatening injuries. No one else was injured in the crash.
A man accused of stealing a plane from Boulder City Municipal Airport and going on a wild ride Sunday night told police he was trying to "complete the takeoff and landing portion of his pilot's license."