Glen Robert McKenna, 72, and Bonnie Jean McKenna, 70, killed in plane crash near the Kidwell Airport near Cal-Nev-Ari, Nevada

Modified Date: 
Fri, 06/09/2023 - 1:08pm
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, April 11, 2023

2 confirmed dead in plane crash south of Las Vegas

The single-engine GlaStar crashed north of Kidwell Airport around 5 a.m., according to Eva Lee Ngai, an Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson. The two people killed were the only ones on board.

2 confirmed dead in plane crash south of Las Vegas

The Clark County Fire Department confirmed two were dead at about 11:30 a.m., per a news release No other information was released by the department. 

Southern Nevada plane crash kills two people

The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will continue investigating the matter.

So far, the names of the deceased have not been released.

Married couple ID’d as 2 dead in plane crash near Las Vegas

The Clark County coroner’s office said the victims were Glen Robert McKenna, 72, and Bonnie Jean McKenna, 70, of Cal-Nev-Ari, a rural town near Nevada’s southern tip.

Pilot in fatal Southern Nevada crash wasn't medically cleared to fly, records show

According to records in the agency's airmen database, McKenna's medical certificate was issued in April of 2009, and had been expired for more than a decade.

NTSB report reveals footage showed plane 'rapidly descending' in Cal-Nev-Ari crash that killed couple

Surveillance footage from a private residence on the south side of the airport also showed the plane departing and leaving the frame, before re-entering the frame from the east around 4:19 a.m., as it "rapidly descended to the ground."

People Involved: 
Glen Robert McKenna
Bonnie Jean McKenna