Images: Reno Air Show Tragedy
A P-51 Mustang airplane piloted by Jimmy Leeward is shown just before crashing into an area of spectators at the Reno Air show on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011 in Reno Nevada. The plane plunged into the stands at the event in what an official described as a mass casualty situation.
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This Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010 photo, shows long time Reno Air Race pilot Jimmy Leeward with his P-51 Mustang. A spokesman for Renos National Championship Air Races says the P-51 Mustang that crashed into a box seat area at the front of the grandstand Friday, Sept. 16, 2011, at the air race was piloted by Leeward. An official reported Friday that Leeward was killed in the crash.
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Bystanders embrace after the crash.
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People gather at the scene where a plane crashed into the stands at the Reno Air Races. Witnesses said the plane spiraled suddenly out of control and appeared to disintegrate upon impact. Reno Air Races president and CEO Mike Houghton says that among the dead is pilot Jimmy Leeward of Ocala, Fla.
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A crowd gathers around debris after a P-51 Mustang airplane crashed at the Reno Air show on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011 in Reno Nev.
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Medics wheel a man into Renown Medical Center after a plane crashed into the crowd at the Reno National Championship Air Races.
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Debris from the plane that crashed at the Reno Air Races is scattered in front of the grandstand at the Stead Airport.
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Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval speaks to the press.
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A vintage World War II-era fighter plane plunged into the grandstands Friday during a popular annual air show, killing at least three people, injuring more than 50 spectators at the Reno Air Races in Stead, Nev., on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011.
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Mike Houghton, president of the Reno Air Racing Association, left, holds a news conference.
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Medics help injured bystanders out of a helicopter into Renown Medical Center. A World War II era fighter plane plunged into the grandstands Friday during a popular annual air show, injuring at least 75 spectators and leaving a horrific scene of bodies and wreckage.
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Reno Mayor Bob Cashell listens to a press conference following the crash of a vintage World War II-era fighter plane into the grandstands during a popular annual air show, killing at least three people, injuring more than 50 spectators at the Reno Air Races in Stead, Nev., on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011.
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Medics help injured bystanders out of a helicopter into Renown Medical Center.
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A P-51 Mustang airplane crashes into the edge of the grandstands at the Reno Air show.
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A P-51 Mustang airplane crashes into the edge of the grandstands at the Reno Air show.
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A P-51 Mustang airplane is shown right before crashing at the Reno Air show.
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Spectators duck as debris from a P-51 Mustang airplane crashing into the edge of the grandstands passes over their heads at the Reno Air show.
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A P-51 Mustang airplane crashes into the edge of the grandstands at the Reno Air show.
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Spectators and debis are seen after a P-51 Mustang airplane crashed at the Reno Air show.
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