The crash occurred around 2:15 p.m. local time in a 'landing accident' following the T-6 Gold Race at the National Championship Air Races.
Two pilots were killed Sunday when their planes crashed as they were landing during an air racing event in Reno, Nevada, the Reno Air Racing Association said.
The crash occurred around 2:15 p.m. local time in a"landing accident" following the T-6 Gold Race at the National Championship Air Races, the association said. The planes collided in mid-air, the Federal Aviation Administration said, and the wreckage of the planes ended up about a half mile from each other, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
The pilots were identified by the air racing association as Nick Macy and Chris Rushing. The association described both men as"expertly skilled pilots and Gold winners in the T-6 Class." The T-6 is a single-engine propeller plane that's used for training by both the U.S. Air Force and Navy, according to the Air Force.
T6 class planes on the course during a heat race at the 55th National Championship Air Races on September 14, 2018, in Reno, NV.The Federal Aviation Administration said the pilots were the only people on board the planes. There were no reports of further deaths or injuries. "I am completely devastated and heartbroken today," Fred Telling, chairman of the Reno Air Racing Association and president of the T-6 class, said in a statement.
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