F-15 crashes north of Las Vegas; no injuries

ALAMO, Nev. (AP) - October 24, 2011

The F-15C Eagle crashed in an unpopulated area northwest of Alamo, Nev., about 4:45 p.m., said Lt. Ken Lustig, a spokesman for Nellis Air Force Base. Alamo is about 100 miles north of Las Vegas.

"There's no ongoing threat to the public," Lustig said. "It's a fairly remote area."

The pilot was taken to Mike O'Callaghan Federal Hospital for an examination that revealed no injuries, Lustig said.

Lustig didn't have any details about the nature of the flight and couldn't say whether the jet that crashed was accompanied by other aircraft.

An investigation into the cause of the crash was already under way Monday night, Lustig said.

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