A Pilatus PC-12/45 in Los Angeles, California. (AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) Authorities are investigating a plane crash in Stagecoach, Nevada, that left at least five people dead, officials said.Lyon County Sheriff's Office deputies said the aircraft was operated by Care Flight, a service of the Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority Health, headquartered in Reno.
Stagecoach is about 40 miles east of Reno."On February 24, 2023, at approximately 09:15 p.m., the Lyon County Dispatch Center received multiple calls of a possible aircraft crash in Stagecoach, Nevada," Sheriff Brad Pope said.The plane, later identified as a PC 12 fixed-wing aircraft, was carrying five passengers, including a pilot, a flight nurse, a flight paramedic, and a patient, according to KOLO 8's Freixys Casado.
There were no survivors, she said.5 KILLED IN ARKANSAS PLANE CRASH THAT HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF"At approximately 11:15 p.m., the aircraft was located," Pope said. "This is still an ongoing incident and investigation."Further information will be provided as it becomes available, the sheriff added.REMSA Health, an emergency medical services provider, also confirmed the crash and said it was notifying family members of the deceased."Care Flight, a service of REMSA Health, headquartered in Reno, Nevada and Guardian Flight, headquartered in Utah, can confirm that a PC 12 fixed-wing aircraft, tail number N273SM, went off radar Friday, Feb.
24, at approximately 9:45 p.m., near Stagecoach, Nevada," the health provider said.REMSA Health, an emergency medical services provider, also confirmed the crash and said it was notifying family members of the deceased."Care Flight, a service of REMSA Health, headquartered in Reno, Nevada and.