good evening, everyone. thanks for joining us here in the newsroom. i m don lemon. we begin with new information about a deadly crash at a nevada air show. crowds have been going to reno, nevada for decades to watch incredible acts of courage in the skies. the national championship air races draw up to 200,000 people every single year. planes have crashed and pilots have died in the past. but until now, nos spectators have been killed. here s what happened. one witness called the sound of the impact unbelievable and you can certainly see why. veteran pilot and hollywood stuntman jimmy leeward was killed. eight people in the crowd also died. photographs taken right before the crash show a piece of the plane appears to be missing. a piece that would have had a major impact on the pilot s ability to maintain control. cnn s dan simon is in reno, nevada tonight and he has more on the pilot and the investigation into the crash. he was an aviation all-star, at least here in re
the newsroom. i m don lemon. we begin with new information about a deadly crash at a nevada air show. crowds have been going to reno, nevada for decades to watch incredible acts of courage in the skies. the national championship air races draw up to 200,000 people every single year. planes have crashed and pilots have died in the past. but until now, nos spectators have been killed. here s what happened. one witness called the sound of the impact unbelievable and you can certainly see why. veteran pilot and hollywood stuntman jimmy leeward was killed. eight people in the crowd also died. photographs taken right before the crash show a piece of the plane appears to be missing. a piece that would have had a major impact on the pilot s ability to maintain control. cnn s dan simon is in reno, nevada tonight and he has more on the pilot and the investigation into the crash. he was an aviation all-star, at least here in reno where jimmy leeward had been competing in races since