NTSB TO INVESTIGATE LAS VEGAS RUNWAY COLLISION INVOLVING TWO GENERAL AVIATION AIRPLANES

NTSB investigators are en route to the scene of a runway collision earlier today involving two general aviation airplanes -- a Piper PA-28 (N8604N) and a Piper PA-46 (N146PM)-- at North Las Vegas airport in Las Vegas, Nevada.

There were no initial reports of fatalities or serious injuries. The investigator-in-charge will be George Petterson from the Safety Board's Los Angeles office, assisted by an air traffic specialist from NTSB headquarters.

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