The NTSB attributed the crash to pilot error, but Handley attributed it to an engine malfunction. October 3 – California International Airshow (Salinas, California) – Pilot Wayne Handley was seriously injured when his custom built Turbo Raven crashed during maneuvers.The plane hit the ground and exploded, scattering debris for half a mile in a field about six miles north of the naval base about 12:45 p.m. Phillips had been attempting a Split S maneuver, in which the pilot rolls the airplane until it is upside down and then drops in a dive. Brison Phillips was killed when his F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed at an air show while thousands of horrified spectators watched.
March 18 – Wings Over South Texas (Kingsville NAS, Texas) – Pilot Maj.They were demonstrating a low speed "landing wave-off maneuver" at the time of the accident. June 18 – Willow Grove 2000 Sounds of Freedom Air Show ( Willow Grove, Pennsylvania) – Two crew members of an F-14 Tomcat were killed when their aircraft lost altitude and crashed into a wooded area.August 18 – Airbourne 2000 show ( Eastbourne, East Sussex, England) – former Red Arrows pilot Ted Girdler was killed when his Aero L-29 Delfín jet failed to pull up from a diving roll and crashed into the English Channel.
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