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September 17, 2013

Foreseeable Tragedy: Aero-Crook David Riggs Killed In China Lancair Crash

Riggs' US License Recently Revoked For Illegal and Dangerous Operations -- But Was Killed Flying For A Chinese Airshow

OK... details are REALLY sketchy, but ANN has received confirmation of the report that Aero-Crook David Riggs is dead after going down in his Lancair while in China for an airshow. Xinhua reports that the accident occured outside Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning province, when Riggs Experimental Amateur-Built Lancair 320 went down in a lake. Tragically, Riggs was flying with a young Chinese translator, who also perished in the crash. The accident took place, Tuesday, at 1300 local time and reports indicate that Riggs was seen flying low over the water before the accident took place.

Two On Board The Aircraft Injured In The Accident

Two people on board a Stearman PT-27 biplane were injured when one blade of the propeller reportedly came off the airplane at Brandon Municipal Airport in Brandon, Canada last Tuesday.

ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 09.17.13

It Was a Successful First Test Flight for Bombardier’s CSeries…

It’s Five in a Row for Steve Hinton in Reno…

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50th National Championship Air Races Wraps Up Historic Week

Steve Hinton Becomes Five-Time Defending Champion During 50th Annual Event

The National Championship Air Races wrapped up its historic 50th event on Sunday afternoon with a thrilling Breitling Unlimited Gold championship race that ended with four-time defending champion Steve Hinton edging out one of the best racing fields in the event’s history for his fifth straight victory.

World's First Jet-Powered Man Flies For The First Time Above Famed Aerial Race Track On The Event's 50 Anniversary

The Nevada sky was the backdrop for a new kind of flying this weekend as Yves "Jetman" Rossy took to the air with his custom-designed jet wing, flying for the first time during the National Championship Air Races in Reno.