2 Pilots Lost in Albatross at Boulder

What: Aero Vodochody L39 Albatross on training flight
Where: west of Boulder City Airport
When: May 18, 2012, 12:30
Who: Two fatalities
Why: When Boulder City Police Chief Thomas Finn talked about the training flight, he said, “It landed flat; it pancaked into the desert.
After the plane crashed, the engine was still running and caught fire, burning the rear end of the aircraft.” Two of the jets had taken off in tandem but only one issued a Mayday and crashed. The jet’s tail and most of its body are still intact.

The flight took off from Boulder City Municipal Airport.
Emergency responders included Metro Police and Boulder City police and firefighters.

According to the Las Vegas Sun the registered owner of the plane, Walter Woltosz of LA, was not aboard.