thanks for joining us here in the cnn newsroom. i m don lemon. we begin this hour 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, no 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. reporter: he was an aviation all-star, at least here in reno
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
[ male announcer ] provocative. unexpected. defiant. the 42 mile per gallon ct hybrid from lexus. the most fuel-efficient luxury car available. and just what you need to forge your own path. sean: this is a fox news alert. accident has occurred at an air race show in reno, nevada. two people have died. at that facility, 22 people are being treated, nine are critical. the numbers are evolving as the scene continues to unfold. the pilot known as the galloping ghost, a p-51 mustang, james lee ward is
are responding. the pilot was a gentleman named jimmy leeward, flying a p-51 mustang. we don t have official confirmation of anyone s injuries or status. we are confident to announce that the pilot did die in the crash. and in fact we ll have a memorial for the pilot tomorrow at 1 p.m.. greta: mike, do you know there was any reported trouble with that plane earlier? any unusual maintenance work done on that plane in the last couple of days? i don t greta. as many air race fans might know all these planes are highly modified. as far as i m aware, there were no difficulties or troubles that had been reported either earlier the day or leading up to this. greta: i suspect that the racing group is pretty well know each other it is pretty close.