He said at first, it looked like the second plane would overshoot the first. Morris, Ill., who also witnessed the crash, the second P-51 was coming in faster than the lead airplane. "I could see it happening before it started."Īccording to Howell Herman, of Mt. Authorities have not released the identities of either pilot.Ĭhuck Chall, of Brighton, Mich., saw the crash, and said in formation landings, the second plane should land first, but that in this case, the lead plane had already landed.
The EAA confirmed that one pilot was killed and the other had unspecified injuries. The crash occurred as the airplanes were landing in formation about 3:15 p.m. The two warbirds were flying at the Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture as part of the Reno Racers in the Showcase flights, which is about an hour-long performance before the main air show starts. The pilot of a P-51 Mustang died Friday in a fiery crash with another P-51 as the airplanes were landing on the north-south runway at Wittman Regional Airport. This was taken minutes before.Ĭlick here for video: One dead in Warbirds crash on runway It is really tragic as the pilots were a father-son team.
WARBIRDS CRASH UPDATE
Officials with EAA postponed the day's airshow performances until 1700 CDT.ĪNN will update the story as more information becomes available. Identities and conditions of the pilots involved have not been confirmed. The aircraft already on the ground came to rest on its nose approximately 50 yards down the runway the aircraft above rolled over, and impacted the ground inverted. It appears the right wing of the aircraft still in the air clipped the left rear horizontal stablizer of the first as it came alongside. Officials have not released the identities of the pilots involved.ġ835 EDT - ANN has confirmed two P-51s returning to land from a simulated air race performance at Oshkosh AirVenture 2007 are down near the end of runway 36 at Wittman Field.įootage of the accident obtained by ANN shows both aircraft coming in for landing on 36 at approximately 1500 CDT, with the lead aircraft rolling on the runway and a second on station to the left rear, approximately 20 feet off the ground. They refused to be taken to the hospital.One Confirmed Lost In P-51 Accident Following OSH Air Race PerformanceĪNN REALTIME UPDATE 07.27.07 1850 EDT: Federal Aviation Administration personnel confirm one person was killed in a landing accident at Wittman Field, as both planes were coming in to land Friday afternoon following an air race demonstration at AirVenture 2007.
Two people were removed from the plane by the fire department and were treated for minor injuries.
According to MFMD, the landing gear failed, and the plane broke in half behind the cockpit, causing it to crash nose-down before coming to a stop on the runway. However, the Warbird crash-landed towards the end of the runway. Firefighters at the airport said one of the planes landed without incident, and a second plane did a fly-by with the landing gear stowed. MFMD says three planes were flying in formation mid-air during the incident. One of the planes was an Air Force Warbird. MESA (3TV/CBS 5) - Officials say two planes flying over Mesa collided mid-air, causing one to crash land at Falcon Field Municipal airport Friday afternoon.Ī spokesperson with the Mesa Fire and Medical Department said they received initial reports of two planes declaring an emergency landing at Falcon Field after reporting they had experienced a mid-air collision around 12:45 p.m.
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