Wing Walker Plane Crashes At Dayton Air Show (GRAPHIC VIDEO)

UPDATE 6/23 9:10 AM EST:

As expected, federal air safety officials say they will be investigating the fiery crash of a stunt plane at an Ohio air show that killed the pilot and a wing walker.

Thousands watche on at the Vectran Air Show near Dayton on Saturday as the biplane, with wing walker Jane Law Wicker, 46, and pilot Charlie Schwenker, 64, careened into the ground and exploded.

 Terrence Slaybaugh, the director of aviation for the city of Dayton says the investigation could take months. He told reporters:

“Obviously, this is a tragedy for what’s a very small community and our thoughts and prayers go out to those two individuals and their families. Right now, there’s no conclusive answer about why the accident happened.”

SOURCE: NPR

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A wing walker’s plane has tragically crashed during the annual Vectren Dayton Air Show in Ohio, kill the pilot and stunt walker, Jane Wicker.

A witness at the scene says:

“All of a sudden I heard screaming and looked up and there was a fire ball,” 

The Associate Press reports:

The Dayton Daily News and several TV stations say the plane burst into flames when it hit the ground. A fire truck extinguished the blaze.

The show has been canceled for the remainder of the day and the names of those killed weren’t released immediately.

Jane said in an interview this week that her signature move as hanging underneath the plane’s wing by her feet and sit on the bottom of the airplane while it’s upside-down. She stated:

“I’m never nervous or scared because I know if I do everything as I usually do, everything’s going to be just fine,” 

With caution watch the graphic video above.

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SOURCE: Huffington Post