Pilot dies after stunt plane crashes in New York

No one else was injured.

By Associated Press Friday 28 Aug 2015, 9:22 PM

Aug 28th 2015, 9:22 PM 15,899 Views 4 Comments

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A PILOT DIED when a stunt plane crashed while practicing tricks for a weekend air show in New York, police have confirmed.

Images of NY Air Show crash by NYCA's @BLGranucci can be seen at... http://t.co/LsdGwBGRpr
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— NYCAviation (@NYCAviation) August 28, 2015

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Trooper Steven Nevel says the propeller-driven plane crashed at around 2pm local time (7pm GMT) at Stewart International Airport in the Orange County town of New Windsor. The New York Air Show is scheduled to take place there this weekend.

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The pilot was the only person in the plane.

It wasn’t immediately clear what went wrong.

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What I saw was the aircraft come in for a dive. As it pulled up, it suddenly crossed the crowd line and spun towards the ground.
— Benjamin Granucci (@BLGranucci) August 28, 2015

Source: Benjamin Granucci/Twitter

A woman at the air show box office says the show will go ahead as scheduled.

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Pilot dies after stunt plane crashes in New York

No one else was injured.

Read: Family hail chauffeur killed in Shoreham air disaster as “hero” who saved their lives