2011 Crash
On September 16, 2011, a heavily modified P-51D Mustang named "The Galloping Ghost," piloted by Jimmy Leeward, crashed near the stands during the Gold Heat of the race, killing Leeward and 10 spectators and injuring 69. Race organizers cancelled all remaining 2011 races after the accident.
Following some tightening of safety rules, the Reno Air Races resumed in 2012 without major incident.
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“Crash on crash of the sea,
straining to wreck men, sea-boards, continents,
raging against the world, furious.”
—Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)