Their view of the Las Vegas Strip, an eruption of illumination in an otherwise featureless black night, would have been amazing. The piston-powered, single-engine Cirrus SR-22 had taken off from Lake Havasu City Airport (KHII), Arizona, and was heading home to the North Las Vegas Airport (KVGT). At the controls was the owner, a private pilot, with his wife and mother-in-law as passengers. They were level at 6,500 feet on a Visual Flight Rules (VFR) flight plan in radar contact with air traffic control (ATC). After being vectored around Nellis Air Force Base, they were north of the city, expecting a practice instrument landing system (ILS) approach and landing at North Las Vegas. Approach control: "N7GA, turn left heading two seven zero."
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