Two T-6 Pilots Die In Reno Crash
Two pilots are dead after two T-6s crashed while landing after the T-6 Gold Race at the National Championship Air Races in Reno on Sunday. A statement from the Reno Air Racing Association said the accident happened about 2:15 p.m. local time and that there were no other injuries. The remaining races were canceled. Officials are notifying next of kin before releasing the pilots’ names.
No further information was officially released but Tom Wilson, a contributor for our sister publication KITPLANES, reported the two aircraft collided. “The aircraft met such that the tail of one aircraft was severed followed by both aircraft falling to the ground at steep angles. There are no reports of anyone on the ground being involved; one aircraft appears to have crashed on open airport property, the other off airport also in open land between two sets of housing,” Wilson reported.
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| Date: | Sunday 17 September 2023 |
| Time: | 14:15 LT |
| Type: |  North American T-6G Texan |
| Owner/operator: | Six-Cat Air Racing Team |
| Registration: | N2897G |
| MSN: | 168-636 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | W of Reno-Stead Airport, NV (KRTS) -  United States of America |
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Reno-Stead Airport, NV (KRTS) |
| Reno-Stead Airport, NV (KRTS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A North American T-6G Texan (N2897G, 'Six-Cat') and a North American AT-6B Texan (N57418, 'Baron’s Revenge') collided in mid-air while on approach to Reno-Stead Airport, NV (KRTS).
Both aircraft had just competed in the T-6 Class - Gold Race at the National Championship Air Races at Reno-Stead Airport.
Both pilots died.
| Date: | Sunday 17 September 2023 |
| Time: | 14:15 LT |
| Type: | North American AT-6B Texan |
| Owner/operator: | Baron’s Revenge Race Team |
| Registration: | N57418 |
| MSN: | 84-7748 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | W of Reno-Stead Airport, NV (KRTS) - United States of America |
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Reno-Stead Airport, NV (KRTS) |
| Reno-Stead Airport, NV (KRTS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A North American T-6G Texan (N2897G, 'Six-Cat') and a North American AT-6B Texan (N57418, 'Baron’s Revenge') collided in mid-air while on approach to Reno-Stead Airport, NV (KRTS).
Both aircraft had just competed in the T-6 Class - Gold Race at the National Championship Air Races at Reno-Stead Airport.
Both pilots died.
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