NTSB investigating why famed pilot lost control and crashed beside runway days before he was to perform at airshow
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Famed pilot Rob Holland was killed, Thursday, in a crash at Langley Air Force base where he was set to perform this weekend in the Air Power Over Hampton Roads airshow.
The investigator leading the probe into Thursday’s crash that killed champion aerobatic pilot Rob Holland at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia says he was “coming in to land on runway 8,” but it is unclear “why he lost control and impacted terrain beside the runway.” Holland was arriving at the Hampton, Virginia base, where he was set to perform this weekend in the Air Power Over Hampton Roads airshow. “He was just coming in just for a normal landing,” and performed no acrobatic maneuvers, National Transportation Safety Board investigator Dan Boggs said in a news conference at the base on Friday. Despite the crash, the airshow will continue as planned. “Over the last 24 hours I’ve gained even more of a tremendous appreciation for the aviators and professionals that orchestrate these air shows,” Air Force Col. Matthew Altman, the commander of Joint Base Langley-Eustis said in the news conference. “Based on consultation and their strong recommendation, consultation with NTSB and our team’s preparedness to execute a safe airshow, we’ve decided to proceed with the air power Hampton Roads airshow this weekend.” Holland’s custom MXS-RH aerobatic aircraft was coming in for a landing around 11:50 a.m., Thursday when it was involved in the accident, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. Only Holland was on board.
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