{"id":737,"date":"2025-03-28T08:10:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T09:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fresnoforeclosure.com\/?p=737"},"modified":"2025-03-28T16:34:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T16:34:37","slug":"plane-crashes-in-front-of-crowds-at-victoria-airshow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fresnoforeclosure.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/28\/plane-crashes-in-front-of-crowds-at-victoria-airshow\/","title":{"rendered":"Plane crashes in front of crowds at Victoria airshow"},"content":{"rendered":"

A pilot has suffered serious injuries in a plane crash in front of crowds during a demonstration at Avalon International Airshow<\/a> in Victoria<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The aerobatic display aircraft lost control while performing a manoeuvre and crashed into the tarmac just after 5pm.\ufeff<\/p>\n

Vision from the scene shows the aircraft slamming into the ground.<\/p>\n

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The pilot suffered serious upper and lower body injuries and has been taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition.<\/p>\n

The pilot was the sole occupant of the aircraft when it crashed, police said.<\/p>\n

"The incident occurred a significant distance away from spectators and there have been no reports of further injuries," a police spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

Gasps could be heard from the crowd of thousands as the plane hit the ground.<\/p>\n

The airshow has been suspended for the remainder of the day as emergency services respond to the incident.<\/p>\n

Airshow organisers said they planned to move forward with the show schedule tomorrow morning.<\/p>\n

"We are continuing with preparations to recommence the airshow tomorrow morning, subject to confirmation this evening," AMDA Foundation chief executive \ufeffJustin Giddings said.<\/p>\n

"Our thoughts are with the pilot and his family, friends and team members."\ufeff<\/p>\n

Public transport may take some time to arrive given the unexpected early finish, a transport department spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

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"\ufeffWe ask event patrons to remain patient as tens of thousands try to leave at the same time," the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

"It will take considerable time for everyone to depart the event site, unfortunately, delays are unavoidable."<\/p>\n

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has commenced an investigation\ufeff and is appealing for any witnesses with video footage to make contact via its witness form<\/a><\/p>\n

"The ATSB is deploying a team of transport safety investigators from its Canberra office, specialising in aircraft operations and maintenance," a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

"Investigators will conduct a range of evidence-gathering activities, including site and wreckage examination, and recovery of any aircraft components for further examination at the ATSB's technical facilities in Canberra.<\/p>\n

"Investigators will also seek to interview any involved parties, and collect relevant recorded information including available flight tracking data, as well as pilot and aircraft maintenance records, and weather information."<\/p>\n

The six-day event is the largest international airshow and aerospace and defence exposition in the Southern Hemisphere\ufeff.<\/p>\n

Gates opened to the public just hours ago, after several trade days earlier in the week.<\/p>\n

The Airshow was due to \ufeffcome to a close on Sunday evening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A pilot has suffered serious injuries in a plane crash in front of crowds during a demonstration at Avalon International Airshow in Victoria. The aerobatic display aircraft lost control while performing a manoeuvre and crashed into the tarmac just after 5pm.\ufeff Vision from the scene shows the aircraft slamming into the ground. READ MORE: Prime […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fresnoforeclosure.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/737"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fresnoforeclosure.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fresnoforeclosure.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fresnoforeclosure.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fresnoforeclosure.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=737"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.fresnoforeclosure.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":743,"href":"http:\/\/www.fresnoforeclosure.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/737\/revisions\/743"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fresnoforeclosure.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fresnoforeclosure.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fresnoforeclosure.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fresnoforeclosure.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}