Air Safety Institute Video Analyzes Wings Over Dallas Mid-Air Collision — General Aviation News

The Air Safety Institute (ASI) of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has released a new video in its early analysis series, which provides an initial investigation into the November 12, 2022, mid-air collision between a Bell P-63F Kingcobra and a Boeing B-17G Flying. The fort during the 2022 Air Force Wings Over Dallas World War II Commemorative Air Show at the Dallas Airport in Texas.

While no one on the ground was injured, all six people aboard the two planes died in the crash.

“Airshows use deconfliction plans to keep traffic moving through the show lines in front of the crowd,” said ASI AOPA Senior Vice President Richard McSpadden. “From video footage and eyewitness testimony, it is clear that one of the two planes did not follow its pointing line. The P-63 made a continuous U-turn approaching the exhibition line and collided with a B-17 flying a straight and level trajectory.’

You can watch other videos in the Early Analysis series here.