VIDEO: Jet crashes during an air race
Pilot dies in jet crash during Reno Air Races – NBC News On Sunday afternoon, a pilot died when his jet crashed during the Air Races in Reno, Nevada. In a press conference Sunday evening, Reno Air Racing Association CEO Fred Telling said the pilot was the only fatality. In a preliminary statement, the Federal Aviation Administration said an Aero L-29 Delfin crashed behind a Reno residential area at about 3:45 p.m. According to Telling, …