A military aircraft crashed Monday into the backyard of a home near the Nellis Air Force Base in southern Nevada.
Scene of jet crash near #Nellis AFB in Las Vegas.#8NN pic.twitter.com/bWX7J1KLQC
— Duncan Phenix (@PhenixVegas) May 24, 2021
The plane went down near Carey Avenue and Christy Lane in the residential neighborhood. Thick black smoke could be seen for miles. KLAS-TV in Las Vegas has shown what the downed military plan's aftermath looks like nearby.
#BREAKING. Photo of aftermath of downed military plane near Nellis. #8NN
— David Charns (@davidcharns) May 24, 2021
Photo: Taylor Grimm pic.twitter.com/0SZgQ8OVQF
"We are aware of an incident involving an aircraft associated with Nellis Air Force Base," the military installation wrote on social media. The base's Twitter account reported that the contractor-operated aircraft took off from Nellis Air Force Base and crashed around 2:30 p.m. Monday outside the southern edge of the base."
A contractor-operated aircraft that took off from Nellis Air Force Base crashed at approximately 2:30 p.m. May 24 outside the southern edge of the base.
— Nellis Air Force Base (@NellisAFB) May 24, 2021
Multiple federal and local first responders are on scene.
The incident is under investigation.
Multiple federal and local first responders are on the scene, the account added. while the incident remains under investigation by authorities. There is no word about injuries aboard the aircraft or on the ground, the Las Vegan Sun reported.
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