A pilot killed in a aircraft crash at a New Mexico air present was an teacher for ‘High Gun’ actors | World Information

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A person who died in a crash of a small aircraft throughout a New Mexico air present was an achieved pilot who had carried out stunts at a whole bunch of air exhibits, authorities stated Monday.

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Charles Thomas “Chuck” Coleman was the one particular person on board the two-seat Additional Flugzeugbau EA300 monoplane when it went down round 2:30 p.m. Sunday throughout the Las Cruces Air and Area Expo at Las Cruces Worldwide Airport, metropolis officers stated.

Authorities stated Coleman was performing aerobatics when the aircraft crashed a couple of half-mile west of the airport. The air present was known as off after the crash.

Coleman’s web site stated he was primarily based out of California and was an engineer, aerobatic and take a look at pilot with greater than 10,000 hours of flight time.

He carried out at a whole bunch of airshows and had supplied greater than 3,000 rides in aerobatic plane, in response to his web site.

It additionally stated Coleman was an aerobatic flight teacher for actors within the 2022 movie “ High Gun: Maverick,” flying greater than 100 flights to arrange the actors for flight in U.S. Navy F-18 Hornets.

“We wish to prolong our deepest condolences to the family members and followers of Chuck Coleman,” Las Cruces Mayor Eric Enriquez stated in an announcement Monday.

New Mexico State Police, the Federal Aviation Administration and the Nationwide Transportation Security Board are investigating the crash. The airport was briefly closed throughout the preliminary investigation, with solely scheduled and emergency response flights permitted.

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