WHITE HILLS, Ariz. — A pilot from Nevada is dead after his plane crash in White Hills Saturday afternoon, authorities said.
A small plane crash at the Triangle Airpark in White Hills was reported to the Mohave County Sheriff's Office around 1:30 p.m.
Officials said the pilot, who was the only occupant on the plane, was pronounced dead on the scene. He was identified as Richard Dennis Moynihan, 73, of Boulder City, Nevada.
Deputies said debris from a single engine Cessna was scattered at the airpark close to highway 93.
Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash.
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