Jean, NV – Authorities report that a small single-engine aircraft was downed between I-15 northbound and Las Vegas Boulevard South Wednesday night, September 5th with the pilot of the aircraft confirmed dead. The stretch of land where the plane crashed, about 30 miles south of Las Vegas near Jean Airport, was first responded to by the Clark County Fire Department before the incident was handed over to other officials, including the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and Federal Aviation Administration.

From initial investigations of the scene, authorities were unable to identify number of passengers aboard the aircraft or their conditions, as upon impact the plane was set ablaze, and soon after destroyed by the fire. Reports indicate later confirm the death of the pilot. Concrete details surrounding the incident are just as unclear; it is not known from where the plane had gone or its destination. Officials closed the I-15 northbound lanes for a few hours but reopened them shortly before midnight without significant impact on traffic.

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