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RENO, Nev. (AP) —For the second time in three days, a pilot was killed in a crash today at the Reno National Championship Air Races.
Race officials confirmed the death but had not released the victim's name.
The jet crashed about 2:45 p.m. while competing in the second heat of the jet class, touching off a small brush fire along the runway at Stead Airport just north of Reno.
The crash, first reported on the Reno Gazette-Journal's Web site, forced the suspension of the afternoon competition.
It marked the 17th fatality in the 44-year history of the races.
Steve Dari, a pilot from Lemon Grove, Calif., was killed when his biplane stalled shortly after takeoff during a practice run at the air races on Tuesday. His fatal crash had been the first at the races since 2002.
Race officials confirmed the death but had not released the victim's name.
The jet crashed about 2:45 p.m. while competing in the second heat of the jet class, touching off a small brush fire along the runway at Stead Airport just north of Reno.
The crash, first reported on the Reno Gazette-Journal's Web site, forced the suspension of the afternoon competition.
It marked the 17th fatality in the 44-year history of the races.
Steve Dari, a pilot from Lemon Grove, Calif., was killed when his biplane stalled shortly after takeoff during a practice run at the air races on Tuesday. His fatal crash had been the first at the races since 2002.
