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Published Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 | 4:43 p.m.
Updated Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 | 5:28 p.m.
A small plane caught fire Wednesday afternoon after a crash landing at North Las Vegas Airport, North Las Vegas Fire Captain Cedric Williams said.
Clark County Department of Aviation spokesman Chris Jones said the pilot and one other person were rescued from the plane. Neither person was injured, officials said. Firefighters received reports of the fire at 4:20 p.m. As of 5:15 p.m., the flames were reported to be extinguished.
Jones said the aircraft was a small plane manufactured by Aerostar. No other details were immediately available.
I was glad to see 2012 go but it seems 2013 is off to a strange start across the valley.
Might we worth including the tail number of the aircraft, which I believe to be "N3AG".
The aircraft was an Aero Commander, not an Aerostar.
Sorry, gartay, but 30 seconds of Google research showed that N3AG is a 1983 Piper Aerostar registered to Managed Aviation, Inc.
The Aero Commander is a high-wing airplane, the Aerostar is a mid-wing. I recognize the windshield and eyebrow windows and the distinctive tapered wing with the forward sweep.
1983 Piper Aerostar PA-60-602P
SN-60-8365018
MANAGED AVIATION INC.