Plane that crashed in Utah departed from NLV
ST. GEORGE, Utah -- The Federal Aviation Administration says search crews in southern Utah have found the wreckage of a single-engine plane that had departed from the Las Vegas area.
FAA spokesman Ian Gregor says authorities believe only the pilot was on board the Piper Malibu, which took off from the North Las Vegas Airport at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday.
The plane was on its way to Cedar City, Utah, when it disappeared off radar at 7:08 a.m. Gregor says search crews found the burned wreckage Tuesday afternoon in a mountainous area about 20 miles west of St. George, Utah.
Authorities do not know the pilot's identity. Washington County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Rob Tersigni said skies were clear at the time of the crash.
The plane is registered to a Las Vegas company called Logan Investments of Nevada, according to the FAA's Web site. The site lists the company's address as 7000 W. Sahara Ave., the site of the Acura of Las Vegas dealership.
Review-Journal writer Lawrence Mower contributed to this report.
