Thu, Jan 17, 2013
Fred Cabanas Was Said To Be Helping Shoot A Documentary Film In Mexico
The air show industry lost another one of its veterans when stunt pilot Fred Cabanas was fatally injured in an accident in Cozumel, Mexico. A second person aboard the plane, Mexican extreme sports program host Jorge Lopez, was also fatally injured in the accident which reportedly happened Tuesday, according to Keysnews.com.
The accident was initially reported on the Spanish-language website Terra México. The director of Cozumel's Civil Protection agency said that the two were engaged in filming a documentary to promote an air show when the accident occurred.
Cabanas flew a variety of aircraft in air shows, ranging from classic biplanes to a bright yellow Pitts Special, which he used to cut the ribbon to open the Navy's Key West Air Show in 2010. He was a native of the island city, and paid for his flying lessons washing airplanes at Key West International Airport beginning at the age of 16. According to his website, he had some 24,000 hours in his logbook. The 60-year-old performer had been flying aerobatics for more than 30 years, according to a report in the Miami Herald.
As an instructor in 1991, he was with a student when he spotted a MiG 23 flying towards the island that turned out to be being flown by a defecting Cuban military general.
Cabanas owned Cabanas Aeronautics Unlimited in Key West, offering sightseeing and aerobatic rides. He was reportedly not flying one of his own planes when the accident in Mexico occurred.
More News
From 2023 (YouTube Version): Legacy of a Titan Robert (Bob) Anderson Hoover was a fighter pilot, test pilot, flight instructor, and air show superstar. More so, Bob Hoover was an i>[...]
Get The Latest in Aviation News NOW on Instagram Are you on Instagram yet? It's been around for a few years, quietly picking up traction mostly thanks to everybody's new obsession >[...]
Aero Linx: B-52H Stratofortress The B-52H Stratofortress is a long-range, heavy bomber that can perform a variety of missions. The bomber is capable of flying at high subsonic spee>[...]
Altimeter Setting The barometric pressure reading used to adjust a pressure altimeter for variations in existing atmospheric pressure or to the standard altimeter setting (29.92).>[...]
"Knowing that we play an active part in bettering people's lives is extremely rewarding. My team and I are very thankful for the opportunity to be here and to help in any way we ca>[...]