Pilot of Modified Pitts Model 12 Lost
ANN is monitoring recent details of yet another tragic airshow
accident, the second today, involving a highly modified Pitts Model
12 biplane. It was the first airshow accident for the annual Kansas
City Aviation Expo Air Show, based at the Wheeler Downtown Airport.
Limited details suggest that the pilot, Bryan Jensen, failed to
recover from a maneuver (described by various local media sources
as a spin or descending 'spiral') and impacted the ground in a
grass field away from spectators. The show was closed thereafter
and for the rest of the day and is expected to reopen Sunday,
according to local officials.
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