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Small plane crash lands in field short of Reno airport

Tuesday, June 1, 1999 | 7:28 a.m.

The single-engine Cessna crash landed around 11 a.m. in a field near Glendale Avenue and Galletti Way.

Rescue officials said the student and a flight instructor were flying in from Yerington and were on approach to Reno-Tahoe International Airport when things went wrong.

Dave Minor, 61, a veteran flight instructor who is retired from the Reno Police Department and Washoe County Sheriff's Office, was in serious condition at Washoe Medical Center with broken bones.

James Blasco, 46, the registered owner of the plane, was treated and released.

There were no other injuries.

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