List of Air Show Accidents and Incidents - 1990

1990

  • September 23 – (Baltimore County, Maryland) – 62-year-old pilot Jack B. Poage died after crashing his red-and-white Pitts S-2B during an air show at Martin State Airport when he failed to leave enough altitude to recover from a flat-spin maneuver. Carroll County Regional Airport, which he managed at the time, was given the additional name Jack B. Poage Field in his honor.
  • September 16 – (Pápa, Hungary) – A Hungarian MIG 23MF "04" crashed during an aerobatic display. The pilot, Major Károly Soproni died.
  • September 9 – (Salgareda, Italy) – A Soviet Su-27 coded "14 Red" crashed during an aerobatic display, killing its test pilot Rimantas Stankevičius.
  • July 2 – Friendship Festival (Buffalo, New York) – Pilot Giff Foley was killed when his AT-6 lost altitude and crashed into the Niagara River.
  • July 1 – National Capital Air Show (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) – Harry E. Tope was killed when his P-51 Mustang crashed into a golf course.
  • June 30 – Groton Air Show (Groton, Connecticut) – Russell Gage was killed while attempting to roll his aircraft on takeoff.
  • June 17 – (Oklahoma City, USA) – A small aircraft piloted by aerobatic champion Tom Jones crashed while performing during the Oklahoma City air show "Aerospace America." He was killed in the crash that was attributed to a low altitude stall.

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