Pilots Capt. Thomas R. Weiss, and Tyler Adams, 28 killed in plane collision over the Nevada desert near Yerington, NV
Modified Date:
Tue, 10/14/2014 - 8:28pmAccident Date:
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Pilots die as planes collide over Northern Nevada desert
“Deputies met with witnesses on scene who stated that two airplanes collided north of the dry lake bed and crashed into the side of a hill,” sheriff’s Sgt. Ryan Powell said in a statement.
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Weiss' son, Davis, followed in his footsteps and obtained his pilot's license a few years ago after he turned 16, Marlar said.
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They said participants on the ground heard a sound a distance away and saw falling debris and smoke, sending them running or driving to the crash site.
A single-engine Cessna 170 and an experimental aircraft crashed in midair about 8 a.m. Sunday killing the planes' respective pilots Capt. Thomas R. Weiss, and Tyler Adams, 28. The planes collided near a dry lake bed during an informal weekend fly-in by Wabuska, Nevada north of Yerington in Lyon County. The pilots were the planes’ only occupants and no one on the ground was hurt. Fly-in participants on the ground ran and drove to the crash site after hearing a sound a distance away and seeing falling debris and smoke. Several airplanes were flying in and out of the dry lake bed over the weekend. The circumstances of the collision are unknown.
Type: Aircraft Accident
People Involved:
Thomas R. Weiss
Tyler Adams
City:
Yerington, NVCounty:
Lyon County, NVArea:
Reno, NV
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