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POWERFUL: Charlie Kirk's final speech delivered in South Korea 9/6/25 2026 in Bible Prophecy 2.4 Billion exposed to excessive heat Status: Not Logged In; Sign In United States News See other United States News Articles Title: 39 Admitted to Area Hospitals After Air Race Crash Source: [None] URL Source: http://www.ktvn.com/story/15483678/ ... ir-races-at-reno-stead-airport Published: Sep 16, 2011 Author: Kellene Stockwell Post Date: 2011-09-16 20:58:12 by A K A Stone Keywords: None Views: 6618 Comments: 5 A REMSA representative says nearly 40 people were admitted to Renown after a plane crashed near a stand at the Reno Air Races. Witnesses say the plane was about 400-500 feet in the air when it nosedived and crashed at the Reno-Stead Airport. The accident happened just before 4:30pm during the National Championship Air Races. Our reporter Chris Ciarlo says the P51 WWII Mustang was third in contention during the gold heat when the crash happened. The plane DID NOT hit the stands, it hit nearby tables instead. We just received confirmation that the pilot in the crash was Jimmy Leeward and he flew the Galloping Ghost. There's no word on his condition. A second reporter on scene, Paul Nelson says it appears the Mustang hit halfway down the stands. Crime tape now covers the area. Airport personnel and military evacuated thousands of spectators. There's no official word yet on any injuries. Just yesterday, a pilot had to make a hard landing after his plane had engine problems and declared an emergency. The air races are canceled for the rest of today. Post Comment   Private Reply   Ignore Thread   Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 5. #5. To: Update, Reno Police Say 9 People Killed In Reno Air Crash (#0) (09-17) 13:16 PDT Reno, Nev. (AP) -- The death toll in the terrifying crash of a World War II-era plane during a Reno air race has risen to at least nine people, including the pilot and eight spectators, authorities said Saturday. The deaths include seven who were killed on the tarmac and two others who died at hospitals, Reno Deputy Police Chief Dave Evans said. The new death toll was announced at a briefing with local and federal investigators a day after the Friday afternoon crash. Authorities previously said that three people had perished in the crash. Investigators said they were examining the site, gathering information about the crash at the edge of a grandstand area Friday. Authorities were encouraged by the large number of photos and videos available to them. Federal investigators were looking into what caused the 74-year-old pilot to lose control of his plane during the race. National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Terry Williams told The Associated Press Saturday that a team has arrived from Washington to join regional officials. He said it's too early to say what caused the crash, though event organizers suggested a mechanical problem. As thousands watched in horror, the P-51 Mustang suddenly pitched upward, rolled and nose-dived toward the crowded grandstand. It then slammed into the tarmac and blew to pieces in front the pilot's family and a tight-knit group of friends who attend the annual event. It appears that other than the pilot, the injuries and deaths were caused by flying parts of the disintegrating plane — not a direct hit. "It came down directly at us. As I looked down, I saw the spinner, the wings, the canopy just coming right at us. It hit directly in front of us, probably 50 to 75 feet," Ryan Harris, of Round Mountain, Nev., told the AP. "The next thing I saw was a wall of debris going up in the air. That's what I got splashed with. In the wall of debris noticed there were pieces of flesh." Bloodied bodies spread across the area as people tended to the victims and ambulances rushed to the scene. Video and photos of the crash were captured by several people in the stands, and the horrific images of the wreckage were transmitted around the world within minutes. John Townes, a Reno pilot, said the plane didn't sound right. "It wasn't quite vertical. It was at a very slight angle and because of that I think it probably saved a lot of people," he said. "Normally when you see an air crash, you see recognizable wreckage. There was nothing, just little bits of metal." Prior to Friday, 19 people had been killed at the National Championship Air Races since their start 1964, organizers said, at least two in P-51s. In 1999, a Mustang disintegrated during a race, scattering debris and damaging a house. In 1994, one of the planes crashed next to a runway after engine failure sprayed the windshield with oil. Organizers softened two of the curves pilots negotiate after crashes into nearby neighborhoods in 1998 and the one in 1999. In 2007 and 2008, four pilots were killed at the races, prompting local school officials to consider barring student field trips to the event. Friday's crash was the first time spectators were killed or seriously injured. Planes at the yearly event fly wingtip-to-wingtip as low as 50 feet off the sagebrush at speeds sometimes surpassing 500 mph. Pilots follow an oval path around pylons, with distances and speeds depending on the class of aircraft. Mike Houghton, president and CEO of Reno Air Races, said there appeared to be a "problem with the aircraft that caused it to go out of control." He did not elaborate. The rest of the races, which bring in tens of millions of dollars for the local economy, were canceled. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/09/16/national/a170016D06.DTL Brian S  posted on  2011-09-17   18:28:15 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply   Replies to Comment # 5.         There are no replies to Comment # 5. End Trace Mode for Comment # 5. Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest

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