Summary A plane crashed during an air show at Cincinnati, killing the pilot and stunt walker.
CINCINNATI (AP) - A plane carrying a wing walker crashed Saturday at an air show and exploded into flames, killing the pilot and stunt walker instantly, authorities said.
The crash of the 450 HP Stearman biplane happened at around 12:45 p.m. at the Vectren Air Show at Dayton International Airport. No spectators were hurt.
A video posted on WHIO-TV shows the plane turn upside-down as the performer sits on top of the wing. The plane then tilts and crashes to the ground, exploding into flames as spectators screamed.
Ian Hoyt, 20, an aviation photographer and licensed pilot from Findlay, was at the show with his girlfriend. He told The Associated Press he was taking photos as the plane passed by and had just raised his camera to take another shot.
"Then I realized they were too low and too slow. And before I knew it, they hit the ground," he said.
He couldn t tell exactly what happened, but it appeared that the plane stalled and didn t have enough air speed, he said.
"I m still shaking," Hoyt said. He said he had been excited to see the show because he d never seen the scheduled performer wing walker Jane Wicker in action.
Federal records show that the biplane was registered to Wicker, who lived in Loudon, Virginia. A man who answered the phone at a number listed for Wicker on her website said he had no comment and hung up.
Airport spokeswoman Linda Hughes and Ohio State Highway Patrol Lt. Anne Ralston confirmed the deaths of a pilot and stunt walker to the AP. The air show said it wasn t immediately releasing the identities of the dead.
The show was canceled for the rest of the day, but organizers said events would resume Sunday. The National Transportation Safety Board said it is investigating the crash.
