YOUR FRIENDS' ACTIVITY

    Stunt plane crashes at ID air show; pilot survives

    Associated Press – Sat, Jun 16, 2012

    REXBURG, Idaho (AP) — Officials at an eastern Idaho air show say a stunt plane crashed into a golf course Friday evening but the pilot suffered only minor injuries.

    The annual Legacy Air Show in Rexburg attracts stunt pilots and vintage aircraft from around the country.

    Air show official Brad DeBow told the Rexburg Standard Journal (http://is.gd/KqDX7u ) that pilot Buck Roetman of Sharpsburg, Ga., appeared to have a broken ankle.

    After the plane lost power, DeBow says Roetman aimed for a clear spot on the edge of the course, just east of the airport.

    Witnesses say the pilot was doing a series of rolls when the plane went down near a group of trees.

    The cause is under investigation.

    The accident follows a September crash at an air race in Reno, Nev., that killed 11 people and injured about 70.

    ___

    Information from: Standard Journal, http://www.rexburgstandardjournal.com/

    Loading...

    News for You »

    • Accused Kidnapper Ariel Castro Preyed on His Daughters' Friends, Emily Castro Says

      Two of the Kidnapped Women Were Friends With Ariel Castro's Daughters

    • After nearly 30 years, Camp Lejeune coming clean

      CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — Purple wildflowers sprout in abundance around the bright-yellow pipe, one of several jutting from the sandy soil in this unassuming patch of grass and mud. A dirty hose runs from the pipe to an idling truck and into a large tank labeled, "NON-POTABLE WATER."

    • Bea Arthur topless painting fetches $1.9M in NYC

      A painting of actress Bea Arthur topless has sold for $1.9 million at a New York City auction. The painting is by artist John Currin and is titled "Bea Arthur Naked." It sold at Christie's auction ...

    • Hulk, Ant-Man & Doctor Strange Focus Of Marvel's Phase Three

      On the heels of "Iron Man 3" hitting the billion-dollar mark this week, Marvel Studios is opening up about which superheroes they intend to bring to the big screen in coming years.

    • NYers furious over photos taken through windows

      In one photo, a woman is on all fours, presumably picking something up, her posterior pressed against a glass window. Another photo shows a couple in bathrobes, their feet touching beneath a table. And ...

    • Cycling-Ailing Wiggins, Hesjedal abandon Giro d'Italia

      (updates with quotes, details, adds byline) * Chest infection worsens, forcing Wiggins to withdraw * Defending champion Hesjedal also out * Italy's Nibali leads as Uran takes over as Team Sky leader By Alasdair Fotheringham BUSSETO, Italy, May 17 (Reuters) - This year's Giro d'Italia claimed two major victims when pre-race favourite Bradley Wiggins and defending champion Ryder Hesjedal withdrew prior to Friday's 13th stage, the pair citing illness as the reason for abandoning the tour. ...

    • Marine daughter seeks dignity for 'Devil Dog pups'

      JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — As she flipped through the cemetery register, Mary Blakely's eyes filled with tears. On line after line, the entry read simply "Baby Boy" or "Baby Girl," followed by a surname and a burial date.

    • Birth of anteater has Conn. zoo staff puzzled

      GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — An anteater has given birth at a Connecticut conservation center, prompting officials there to wonder how the mother conceived.

    Show More

    Follow Yahoo! News

    Loading...