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Wed, Oct 22, 2003

100 Yards From the Airport

...and not much farther from the Arizona border, 42-year-old Joseph Michael Young of Henderson (NV) and his passenger, John Blankenship, were killed Sunday in the crash of the Bonanza. Both were declared dead at the scene.

Local stories said that officials hadn't determined whether the flight was originating at Mesquite, or if that were the destination. No fire was reported.

The 1965 vintage V-tail is registered to VTB-Fliers LLC, in Las Vegas (NV), according to FAA records.

The FAA and NTSB are investigating.

**   Report created 10/21/2003   Record 5  **
IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 9438S        Make/Model: BE35      Description: 35 Bonanza
  Date: 10/19/2003     Time: 2330
  Event Type: Accident   Highest Injury: Fatal     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
  City: MESQUITE                    State: NV   Country: US
DESCRIPTION
  AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, TWO PERSONS ON BOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED, MESQUITE, NV
INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   2
                 # Crew:  1     Fat:   1     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Pass:   1     Fat:   1     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
WEATHER: KSGU METAR 192335Z 21004KT 10SM CLR 31/00 A3010
OTHER DATA
  Activity: Pleasure      Phase: Unknown      Operation: General Aviation
  Departed: UNK                         Dep Date:    Dep. Time:     
  Destination: UNK                      Flt Plan: NONE         Wx Briefing: N
  Last Radio Cont: UNK
  Last Clearance: UNK
  FAA FSDO: LAS VEGAS, NV  (WP19)                 Entry date: 10/20/2003


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