RENO, Nev.—Authorities on Monday identified the pilot who died while competing in the Reno Air Races and said his family witnessed the crash.
Officials with the Reno Air Racing Association said at a news conference that L-29 pilot Aaron Hogue was killed in Sunday’s crash during the event’s championship round.
Race officials said the crash occurred on the third of six laps during the Jet Gold Race on outer pylon 5.
According to a video of the event, the 61-year-old Hogue appeared to have some kind of trouble with his jet before it crashed into the ground and burst into flames….