A pilot was killed when their plane crashed into a fiery accident -but during the annual air racing competition in Nevada, USA, on Sunday. The terrible moment was captured on the camera. A video that was shared on Youtube showed the plane about the ground and exploded into a fireball before bounced several times and fell stopped.
According to the New York Post, the incident occurred during the championship round on the last day of the Reno Air race. The plane slammed during the third round of the jet glod competition, causing all other pilots on earth.
Officials have not revealed the name of the pilot who died. However, they expressed their condolences to their families and spectators who witnessed the frightening accident.
Separately, in accordance with the Chairperson of the Independent Race, Fred informed that there would be now a detailed investigation conducted by the National Transportation Safety Council (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
“As you can appreciate, at this time, there are actually very few specific data that we can provide,” said Mr. Tell. “However, we can confirm that during the gold jet race on the third lap, there was a fatal accident in the five -day outside pylon,” he added.
No other aircraft involved and no one else was injured, the chairman of the racing stated. The rest of the event on the last day was canceled shortly after the incident.
Reno Air Races are held every year in September at Reno Stead Airport in Nevada. This event featured competition between various classes of aircraft such as Biplan and Jet.
