Pilot confusion preceded fatal mid-air collision at Reno Air Races, NTSB says – Winnipeg Free Press
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Pilot in pattern behind Reno collision T-6s said they were not where he expected them to be.
A preliminary investigation suggests there was confusion among pilots just before a fatal mid-air collision at the National Championship Air Races last month but sheds little light on why.
Veteran California pilots Chris Rushing of Thousand Oaks and Nick Macy of Tulelake were killed in the collision.
A preliminary investigation suggests there was confusion among pilots just before a fatal mid-air collision at the National Championship Air Races last month but sheds little light on why. The National Transportation Safety Board released a four-page report Wednesday with some of the few details investigators have pieced together in their preliminary probe of the Sept. 17 crash. Veteran California pilots Chris Rushing of Thousands Oaks and Nick Macy of Tulelake were killed. Rushing had just won the T-6 title race and Macy had finished second. The third-place pilot said neither was where he exp...