Andrew Wright killed after crashing experimental stunt plane near New Windsor, New York

Modified Date: 
Tue, 11/03/2015 - 11:28am
Accident Date: 
Friday, August 28, 2015

Stunt plane crashes ahead of NY air show, killing pilot

Police say a stunt plane has crashed while practicing tricks for a weekend air show in New York, killing the pilot. Trooper Steven Nevel says the propeller-driven plane crashed at around 2 p.m. Friday at Stewart International Airport in the Orange County town of New Windsor. The New York Air Show is scheduled to take place there this weekend. The Federal Aviation Administration says the plane was an experimental aircraft owned by stunt pilot Andrew Wright, of Austin, Texas. Wright took a local reporter for a preview flight earlier Friday.
People Involved: 
Steven Nevel

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