At the completion of a downward spiralling maneuver, the tail contacted the grass surface. June 12 – Paris Air Show (Paris, France) – A Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30MKI demonstrator '01' (with canards and vectored thrust), crashed at Le Bourget Airport.Howard Pardue, the pilot of the Bearcat, was not seriously injured but his aircraft suffered major damage. The Corsair crashed in flames beside the runway and was destroyed. July 29 – EAA Airventure airshow ( Oshkosh, Wisconsin) – Pilot Laird Doctor was seriously injured when his F4U Corsair collided with a stationary F8F Bearcat during its takeoff roll.September 12 – Harriman-West Airport airshow – Both pilots were killed when a Cessna 337C and a Cessna 305C collided in midair while conducting in-trail fly-bys.The NTSB had determined that the tail empennage failed in flight causing the aircraft to break apart. September 18 – Reno Air Races (also known as National Championship Air Races) Pilot Gary Levitz, 61, a 30-year race veteran of Grand Prairie, Texas, was racing his highly modified Mustang P-51, which disintegrated during the Gold Unlimited race, scattering debris and damaging a house in Lemmon Valley, just east of the Stead Airport Base, where the races were being held.The NTSB attributed the crash to pilot error, but Handley attributed it to an engine malfunction. October 3 – California International Airshow (Salinas, California) – Pilot Wayne Handley was seriously injured when his custom built Turbo Raven crashed during maneuvers.The plane hit the ground and exploded, scattering debris for half a mile in a field about six miles north of the naval base about 12:45 p.m. Phillips had been attempting a Split S maneuver, in which the pilot rolls the airplane until it is upside down and then drops in a dive. Brison Phillips was killed when his F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed at an air show while thousands of horrified spectators watched. March 18 – Wings Over South Texas (Kingsville NAS, Texas) – Pilot Maj.They were demonstrating a low speed 'landing wave-off maneuver' at the time of the accident. June 18 – Willow Grove 2000 Sounds of Freedom Air Show ( Willow Grove, Pennsylvania) – Two crew members of an F-14 Tomcat were killed when their aircraft lost altitude and crashed into a wooded area.August 18 – Airbourne 2000 show ( Eastbourne, East Sussex, England) – former Red Arrows pilot Ted Girdler was killed when his Aero L-29 Delfín jet failed to pull up from a diving roll and crashed into the English Channel.

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