Pilot killed in midair collision was Oregon man
One of the pilots killed when two planes collided Sunday in Northern Nevada has been identified, the Lyon County Sheriff’s office said.
Tyler Adams, 28, from Corvallis, Ore., and the pilot from the second plane died when their airplanes crashed into each other in midair. The identity of the second pilot will be released after family notification.
The collision happened outside of Yerington, about 400 miles north of Las Vegas. Several aircraft were part of a gathering, called a “fly-in,” and were seen flying in the area over the weekend, authorities said.
The National Safety Transportation Board was investigating the cause of the crash.
Autopsies on both pilots were being conducted by the Washoe County Medical Examiner’s office, the sheriff’s office said.
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