List of Air Show Accidents and Incidents - 2006

2006

  • October 14 – Culpeper Regional Airport Airshow (Culpeper, Virginia) – Pilot Nancy Lynn was killed when the wingtip of her Extra 300L struck the ground while performing multiple snap rolls.
  • October 4 – Tucumcari Air Show (Tucumcari, New Mexico) – Pilot Guy "Doc" Baldwin was killed when he lost control of his Extra 300L while performing a loop.
  • September 10 – Aero GP of Malta (Marsamxett Harbour, Malta) – Pilot Gabor Varga was killed when the Yak-55 aircraft he was piloting was involved in a mid-air collision with another aircraft. Eddie Goggins, who was piloting an Extra 200, received minor injuries.
  • July 30 – Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture show (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) – The passenger of a Van's Aircraft RV-6 was killed when the propeller of a Grumman TBM-3 Avenger cut into the fuselage of the RV-6. Both aircraft were taxiing for takeoff at the time of the accident. No injuries were reported from the occupants of the Avenger.
  • July 16 – Oregon International Airshow (Hillsboro, Oregon) – Pilot Robert E. Guilford was killed when his Hawker-Siddeley Hunter Mk 58 lost power and crashed into a residence. Guilford was leaving the airshow on a return trip home.
  • May 5 – Children's Day flight exhibition (Suwon Air Base, South Korea) – Captain Kim Do-hyun of the Republic of Korea Air Force's Black Eagles display team was killed when he lost control of his A-37B Dragonfly.

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