A biplane crashed in Balashikha, Russia, on September 2nd.
The An-2 biplane was participating in an air show when it went down.
The plane was carrying two people at the time; both of them were killed in the crash.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A light plane crashed during an air show in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China, on September 15th.
The plane carrying 4 people was performing stunts when it suddenly plunged from the sky and hit the ground.
All 4 people including the pilot were killed in the crash.
A Stearman biplane went down during the Air show of the Cascades at Madras Municipal Airport, Madras, Jefferson County, Oregon, on August 27th.
The accident occurred while the pilot Marcus Paine was attempting to perform a loop.
The pilot was reported dead on scene.
The crash remains under investigation.
A stunt plane crashed near Stewart international airport in New Windsor, New York, on August 28.
Authorities said the Cornell W F/Sahakian JA Jr. Giles G 202 experimental plane went down while practicing for the New York Air Show, which is scheduled for this weekend.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash. He was identified as Andrew Wright, of Texas.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
Two L-410 turbo-prop aircrafts collided mid-air near Cerveny Kamen village of western Slovakia, on August 20th.
The accident happened when the planes were carrying 34 parachutists who were rehearsing for an air show in Slavnica.
Seven people, including 3 parachutists and 4 pilots, were killed in the crash while 31 parachutists managed to survive by jumping off the planes.
The cause of collision is being investigated.
A couple of acrobatic planes collided in an Alba Adriatica airshow maneuver and crashed into the sea. One pilot was transported to the hospital. The other pilot, Marco Ricci, lost a wing and could not exit his plane, and died. The plane was located four meters underwater, upside down and closed. Divers tried lifting it with air balloons. The National Agency for Flight Safety (ANSV) has opened an investigation. One plane was Van’s RV-7 # I-Amel; the other was Van’s RV-8 with #I-Lovi.
A 1993 YAK-55M single engine plane crashed at Stevens Point Municipal Airport, Portage County, Wisconsin, while performing in an air show just before 12:30 p.m. on June 1.
The single-seater plane especially designed for aerobatics competitions was performing aerial maneuvers during the aerobatics portion of the biennial air show when it crashed into a wooded area close to the airport runway. One of the eye witnesses described the incident saying, “the airplane spiralled toward the ground, looped up, and then crashed into the trees.”
The 47 year old pilot died on the spot. He has been identified as William Cowden, of Menomonie.
All the festivities at the airport were stopped immediately after the plane went down.
Stevens Point police secured the site until officials of the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board arrived to conduct further investigation. Police are asking anyone having video of the incident to contact Detective Sgt. Joe Gruber at (715) 346-1518.
