While snow in Las Vegas is not unheard of in November, on the night of Nov. 15, 1964, an unusually heavy snowstorm began socking in the valley as Bonanza Flight 114 made its way from Phoenix to McCarran Field. Flight 114, with 26 passengers and three crew aboard, was on its final approach about 15 miles southwest of McCarran when it was given the OK at 8:23 p.m. to continue on its heading and descend under 7000 feet. At 8:36 p.m., the blip ...
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