An aircraft operated by a military contractor has crashed after takeoff from Las Vagas’s Nellis Air Force Base, according to officials. The air force base said in a statement that the crash occurred at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Monday outside the southern edge of the base. The pilot of the plane has since been reported dead. No other people were on board the plane. Authorities did not say whether the crash had resulted in injuries of people on the ground. The Clark County Fire Department told local media that it is still unclear whether the pilot had died in or after the crash. Multiple federal and local first responders were at the scene and the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident. The aircraft was owned and operated by Draken US, a Florida-based company contracted to provide adversary air support to Nellis Air Force Base, the statement said. “Draken has received news of a downed …