What happened to Steve Oberg crash?
What happened to Steve Oberg crash?
UPDATE: Steve Oberg, pilot of the Pitts biplane, has died following today’s crash at the Cameron Air Show. During today’s performance, he dove down towards air show center but never pulled out of the dive. He was LifeFlighted to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead around 4:00 pm.
What caused Steve O Berg’s crash?
On Saturday afternoon, 50-year-old veteran pilot Steve O’Berg was flying a plane at the Cameron AirShow, and performing various tricks. However while performing a dive with the small plane, he failed to pulled out of it and ended up crashing into a grove of trees.
What famous plane crashed in 2000?
Concorde
An Air France Concorde jet crashes upon takeoff in Paris on July 25, 2000, killing 109 passengers and crew onboard as well as four people on the ground.
Does the Concorde still fly?
CONCORDE was once the last word in luxury flight and still holds the record for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic by a commercial aircraft. The fleet was retired in 2003 – but the famous aircraft can now be seen at a number of museums in Britain and around the world.
What happened to the remaining Concordes?
Concorde was retired from service in 2003 and no longer flies. Most remaining Concorde aircraft are now on public display. There now follows a table of the various locations where all existing models of Concorde can be found. Most of these locations are in France, the UK and the USA.
Why was Concorde Cancelled?
Why was Concorde retired? Air France and British Airways blamed low passenger numbers and rising maintenance costs. Passenger numbers fell after an Air France Concorde crashed minutes after taking off from Paris in July 2000, killing all 109 people on board and four on the ground.
What happened to the plane at Cameron Memorial Airport?
The aircraft impacted open field terrain during an aerobatics performance flight at Cameron Memorial Airport (KEZZ), Cameron, Missouri. The biplane sustained substantial damage and the sole pilot onboard received fatal injuries. The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a low-level aerobatic flight maneuver.”
What happened to the plane that crashed at the airshow?
The airshow was cancelled for the rest of the day as a result of the crash, but it did went on as scheduled the next day. The aircraft impacted open field terrain during an aerobatics performance flight at Cameron Memorial Airport (KEZZ), Cameron, Missouri. The biplane sustained substantial damage and the sole pilot onboard received fatal injuries.
Who was the pilot of the Pitts plane that crashed?
Pilot Steve O Berg was killed when his Pitts S-2B biplane crashed while performing at the airshow in Cameron, MO. No spectators were injured. Video of the crash shows the plane entering a spin and descending into a grove of trees before partially recovering.
What was the weather like at KC airport at 1353?
At 1353, the surface weather observation at Kansas City International Airport (MCI), located 33 nm northwest of EZZ, was: wind variable at 5 kts; visibility 10 miles; sky condition scattered clouds at 4,500 ft; temperature 26 degrees C; dew point 16 degrees C; altimeter 30.10 inches of mercury.
