One individual was killed when a airplane went down in a fiery crash throughout a race at an annual air race competitors in Nevada Sunday afternoon.
The one-engine airplane crashed onto the sector and erupted in flames throughout the championship spherical on the ultimate day of the Reno Air Races, in line with officers and video from the scene.
The airplane slammed down round 3:45 p.m. native time on lap three of six throughout the Jet Gold Race on outer pylon 5, Reno Air Racing Affiliation CEO and president Fred Telling stated at a press convention recorded by KRNV.
Officers didn’t launch the identify of the pilot who died however expressed their condolences to their household and spectators who witnessed the crash.
A livestream of the air races captured the second of the lethal crash and the stream went useless moments later. The video has since been faraway from the Reno Air Races’ YouTube web page.
No different planes have been concerned and nobody else was injured, Telling stated.
The remainder of the occasions on the ultimate day of the air races have been canceled.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the Nationwide Transportation Security Board are investigating the crash.
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