Reno: Only minor injuries in Navy plane crash

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Today: March 20, 2000 at 11:12:37 PST

Only minor injuries in Navy plane crash

RENO, Nev. (AP) - A pilot escaped with minor injuries when a Navy plane crashed upon landing Sunday at Reno-Tahoe International Airport.

The pilot was able to walk away after the F-5 Freedom Fighter from the Fallon Naval Air Station flipped over at the north end of the runway near Mill Street.

The cause of the crash is under investigation by a Navy team. High winds prevailed at the airport when the crash occurred.

The pilot's name was unavailable. A Fallon base spokeswoman didn't immediately return phone calls.

The crash didn't disrupt commercial service as airliners were diverted to another runway, airport officials said.

The pilot escaped with scrapes and bruises.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2000/mar/20/510013354.html

-- Carl Jenkins (Somewherepress@aol.com), March 20, 2000


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