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May 11th 04, 04:03 PM
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Tow rope broke, pilot killed ( Air Sailing)
May 09, 2004
Latest news in brief from northern Nevada ASSOCIATED PRESS RENO, Nev. (AP) - A Berkeley, Calif., man was killed when his glider crashed in Palomino Valley about 25 miles north of Reno, authorities said. Ruben Zelwer, 63, was pronounced dead at the scene late Saturday afternoon, said Washoe County Sheriff Dennis Balaam. His glider was being towed by an airplane for launching and was about 300 feet off the ground when the tow rope broke, Balaam said. Zelwer tried to land back at the Air Sailing Center off Winnemucca Ranch Road but crashed in a field. The 4 p.m. crash is under investigation by the National Safety Transportation Board. 
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