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the air force base shut shut down. this is from a witness who was that air show. is edison carlos. the shows the smoke from the plane. even though travis air force base are not saying who the pilot is we know from the schedule the pilot scheduled to perform was named eddy and he is 74 years old. we are told she well known in the -- he is well known in the avenueiation community -- aviation community and air show community, known for doing his tricks. he was performing a trick and it appears he was too low tee had ground -- low to the ground and that caused him to crash and the wind could have played a practor in the appreciate. -- factor in the crash. colleague of mine debora villalon will have more tonight at 10:00 p.m. ntsb officials will start investigating what caused this deadly crash, live from travis air force base, cristina rendon, ktvu channel 2 news. >> again, stay with ktvu and www.ktvu.com for the latest on the news and we are posting updates on twitter and on facebook. >>> police stepped up patrols in an effort to try keep cinco de mayo festivities fr
the air force base shut shut down. this is from a witness who was that air show. is edison carlos. the shows the smoke from the plane. even though travis air force base are not saying who the pilot is we know from the schedule the pilot scheduled to perform was named eddy and he is 74 years old. we are told she well known in the -- he is well known in the avenueiation community -- aviation community and air show community, known for doing his tricks. he was performing a trick and it appears he...
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john sasaki takes a look at air show safety and what happened at travis air force base yesterday. >> rter: this is eddie andreini three years ago, a man in his element. >> he did air shows through the united states for 35, 40 years. >> obviously something went wrong yesterday when his world war ii plane crashed and burst into flames. >> the number one item is safety first. >> reporter: at the airport, we met the director of the air show. >> we have a thousand foot to 1500-foot deadline from the spectators. >> >> reporter: they are questioning how long it took firefighters to get to the crash site. . >> the response team has to be in a spot where they can get there fast? they are investigating response time. >> it is in the operational factors of the accident. we always -- that's a typical part of the investigation, is looking at response time. so that will be part of the operational factors of the accident and be in the factual report. >> after years of refinement, air shows are generally safe. >> as far as number of accidents, they are very minimal. you know, you usually have two or
john sasaki takes a look at air show safety and what happened at travis air force base yesterday. >> rter: this is eddie andreini three years ago, a man in his element. >> he did air shows through the united states for 35, 40 years. >> obviously something went wrong yesterday when his world war ii plane crashed and burst into flames. >> the number one item is safety first. >> reporter: at the airport, we met the director of the air show. >> we have a thousand...
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of course, the travis air force base air show is a very popular show. it hasn't been held for the last three years, but people were really looking forward to this event. but around 2:00 the plane went down and the colonel of the air force base describes the maneuver that he was doing. >> he was performing a maneuver, it was the normal schedule for the air expo. he was performing the maneuver where he was inverted, cutting a ribb ribbon. i can't give you the details of how high that ribbon is or was, but i will tell you, it's fairly close to the ground. >> reporter: so the weather conditions here, as you can see, are very windy. that will be part of the investigation to see whether wind was a factor. but the commander insists that it was even windier yesterday and it was a successful air show with no incident yesterday. perhaps today it might not have been a factor but certainly it's so windy people are wondering whether that had been an influence in the crash. now, of course, with this tragic incident, the people, the organizers had to cancel the event.
of course, the travis air force base air show is a very popular show. it hasn't been held for the last three years, but people were really looking forward to this event. but around 2:00 the plane went down and the colonel of the air force base describes the maneuver that he was doing. >> he was performing a maneuver, it was the normal schedule for the air expo. he was performing the maneuver where he was inverted, cutting a ribb ribbon. i can't give you the details of how high that ribbon...
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now, the ntsb and the federal aviation administration are at the scene of the crash at travis air force base as we learn more about 77-year-old eddie andreini. good afternoon, i'm tori campbell. ktvu's alex savidge joins us live now from travis air force base where a news conference on the deadly crash just wrapped up. good afternoon, alex. >> reporter: well, tori, good afternoon to you. ntsb investigators will be on the tarmac here at travis today. they will be examining that crash site and the runway where yesterday's accident took place. they will also begin the process of examening the wreckage of the plane. the ntsb said today they will be examining a variety of factors as they try to figure out what happened yesterday. they will be looking at both the pilot, the mechanics of the plane and the conditions at the time it went down. this crash happened during the thund over solano airshow and left the pilot -- thunder over solano airshow and left the pilot dead and stunned spectators. the ntsb said witnesses have turned over more than 100 videos of yesterday's accident and those will play
now, the ntsb and the federal aviation administration are at the scene of the crash at travis air force base as we learn more about 77-year-old eddie andreini. good afternoon, i'm tori campbell. ktvu's alex savidge joins us live now from travis air force base where a news conference on the deadly crash just wrapped up. good afternoon, alex. >> reporter: well, tori, good afternoon to you. ntsb investigators will be on the tarmac here at travis today. they will be examining that crash site...
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air shows had had inducted him into the hall of fame recently. we're told that the base has cleared and prepared the air field for investigators to come here today. reporting live at travis air forcease, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> 6:47. let's check your forecast and a live look at san jose, san francisco and the san mateo bridge. a little overcast, a little cloudy out there. let's check in with christina. >> not something you associate with cinco de mayo. showers in the forecast and 6:47 and not everywhere expecting showers. i can tell you right now higher elevations east bay, north bay we're bullseyeing your residencies and you might have to use your windshield wipers heading up from the south bay, but here in san rafael kicking off the day. comfortable conditions. temperatures mostly in the 50s and that drive looks pretty good. all the details from mike standing by and right now we're looking okay and the wind is already picking up and this is an indication of the storm system. san francisco sustained at 16 miles per hour. if you're headed outdoors this monday, this is what you can expect. areas of low clouds to start the day. temps mostly in the 50s and couple isol
air shows had had inducted him into the hall of fame recently. we're told that the base has cleared and prepared the air field for investigators to come here today. reporting live at travis air forcease, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> 6:47. let's check your forecast and a live look at san jose, san francisco and the san mateo bridge. a little overcast, a little cloudy out there. let's check in with christina. >> not something you associate with cinco de mayo....
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the morning news continues at 6:30 with the top stories. >> we have developing news from travis air force basenesses talk about the concern they had moments after the air show crash you involving a bay area pilot. >>> in morgan hill an american flag t-shirt controversy is still spark, demonstrations four years you later. >> check out the winds on live doppler 7 hd, pretty brisk this morning and they are blowing out from the ocean so cool weather is on the way. just in: good news, bart is now recovering from an early delay and now there are only 10 minutes delays on the richmond and fremont line comforting news for you have not headed out. if you are waiting on the platform you are waiting for the trains but everything is back to normal. what is this place? where are we? this is where we bring together the fastest internet and the best in entertainment. we call it the x1 entertainment operating system. it looks like the future! he has a phaser! it's not a phaser! it's my phone! he can use his voice to control the tv. you can use your woice? my voice. your woice. my voice. "vuh," voice. his voic
the morning news continues at 6:30 with the top stories. >> we have developing news from travis air force basenesses talk about the concern they had moments after the air show crash you involving a bay area pilot. >>> in morgan hill an american flag t-shirt controversy is still spark, demonstrations four years you later. >> check out the winds on live doppler 7 hd, pretty brisk this morning and they are blowing out from the ocean so cool weather is on the way. just in: good...
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tragedy at travis air force base. a pilot dies after crashing his plane with an air show of 85,000 people watching. what investigators looking into that may have played a role in his death. ,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, beep-bop-boop-bop boop-beep. [monotone] she says, "switch to progressive and you could save hundreds." call or click today. new documents reveal missed warning signs before a passr ferry sank off the coast >>> and that old cinco de mayo flag controversy in morgan hill flaring up again. i'm kiet do. we have a live report coming up. >> documents. released warning signs before the south korean ferry coast sank. >> sprinkles and it will be cool, windy. we'll talk about that coming up. >> it's a rough start already for drivers out of tracee. it's a stall. we'll have travel times for that stretch coming up. good morning everyone. it's monday may 5th. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm frank mallicoat. nearly 5:30. we begin with developing news about a deadly air crash. now under investigation by federal authorities. kpix
tragedy at travis air force base. a pilot dies after crashing his plane with an air show of 85,000 people watching. what investigators looking into that may have played a role in his death. ,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, beep-bop-boop-bop boop-beep. [monotone] she says, "switch to progressive and you could save hundreds." call or click today. new documents reveal missed warning signs before a passr ferry sank off the coast >>> and that old cinco de mayo flag controversy in morgan...
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force. >>> want to back to the deadly air show crash at travis air force base.housands of people watched as the stunt plane crashed to the ground. sergio quintana is live with the latest. reporter: almost immediately after this crash, there were pictures posted on social media from some spectators. let's look at a few of those we did see. you can see some pretty dark plume of smoke on the runway. we talked to few spectators who say the plane was doing what was called a ribbon-cutting maneuver and was upside down, flying just feet above the runaway, when it seemed to get closer and closer to the concrete and then skidded for several feet. white smoke, following that skid, and then it turned to black smoke, and then fire. a lot of witnesses we talked to say it seemed like the fire crews took awhile to get out to that fire. they say that the fire department was stationed behind the audience so they had to drive around them quite some bit before they could get to the scene of the fire. i did ask that of the colonel who just gave a news briefing here just a few minut
force. >>> want to back to the deadly air show crash at travis air force base.housands of people watched as the stunt plane crashed to the ground. sergio quintana is live with the latest. reporter: almost immediately after this crash, there were pictures posted on social media from some spectators. let's look at a few of those we did see. you can see some pretty dark plume of smoke on the runway. we talked to few spectators who say the plane was doing what was called a ribbon-cutting...
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force. >>> want to back to the deadly air show crash at travis air force base.housands of people watched as the stunt plane crashed to the ground. sergio quintana is live with the latest. reporter: almost immediately after this crash, there were pictures posted on social media from some spectators. let's look at a few of those we did see. you can see some pretty dark plume of smoke on the runway. we talked to few spectators who say the plane was doing what was called a ribbon-cutting maneuver and was upside down, flying just feet above the runaway, when it seemed to get closer and closer to the concrete and then skidded for several feet. white smoke, following that skid, and then it turned to black smoke, and then fire. a lot of witnesses we talked to say it seemed like the fire crews took awhile to get out to that fire. they say that the fire department was stationed behind the audience so they had to drive around them quite some bit before they could get to the scene of the fire. i did ask that of the colonel who just gave a news briefing here just a few minut
force. >>> want to back to the deadly air show crash at travis air force base.housands of people watched as the stunt plane crashed to the ground. sergio quintana is live with the latest. reporter: almost immediately after this crash, there were pictures posted on social media from some spectators. let's look at a few of those we did see. you can see some pretty dark plume of smoke on the runway. we talked to few spectators who say the plane was doing what was called a ribbon-cutting...
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fresh details on the pilot of a plane that crashed at travis air force base during an air show. >> good evening. >>> kpix reporter will join us live from fairfield where the officials wrapped up a press conference just moments ago. -- i am sorry, i think we are waiting for a tape -- i think we will go to brian. >> okay. let me tell you about what happened today in fairfield. they were having a show and the plane crashed and the pilot died in that crash. an incident of four years ago, other news now. in the morgan hill community. really did strike a nerve there. you might remember some high school students were sent home after wearing american flag t- shirts on cinco de mayo. our don knapp is getting ready for any trouble this year. hi, don. >> hi, bryan. >> all cas for demonstrations tomorrow. even significant tkpwegzs that a motorcycle group come here and demonstrate. the police were taking no chances, they erected this 500 foot fence in front of the live oak high school in order to make sure whatever happens here tomorrow keeps people out. now, we know members of the patriot group, th
fresh details on the pilot of a plane that crashed at travis air force base during an air show. >> good evening. >>> kpix reporter will join us live from fairfield where the officials wrapped up a press conference just moments ago. -- i am sorry, i think we are waiting for a tape -- i think we will go to brian. >> okay. let me tell you about what happened today in fairfield. they were having a show and the plane crashed and the pilot died in that crash. an incident of four...
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thousands of people were at the base for the air show and open house and nbc bay area nannette miranda is on the swaen the latest. nannette? >> reporter: well, travis air force base hasn't had an air snow three years so people were really looking forward to this event. except this year it was cancelled midstream because of a plane crash. the civilian aircraft went down around 2:00 this afternoon, the travis air force base thunder over solano air show let pilots of military and civilian aircraft perform maneuvers over a crowd. the crash was unexpected and horrifyin horrifying. >> saw the performer perform inverted moves and he was flying approximately 40 to 50 feet over the runway and then his plane stair stepped down and impacted the runway in an inverted formation upside down and then after impact his airplane slid for approximately 100 to 150 yards until it dime a stop upside down. >> reporter: now, it's unclear what happened to the pilot but the latest press release just handed to us by the base calls this a tragic incident, a commander, we're told, is going to come out at 5:30 to answer our questions about this crash. meanwhile, people are asking about t
thousands of people were at the base for the air show and open house and nbc bay area nannette miranda is on the swaen the latest. nannette? >> reporter: well, travis air force base hasn't had an air snow three years so people were really looking forward to this event. except this year it was cancelled midstream because of a plane crash. the civilian aircraft went down around 2:00 this afternoon, the travis air force base thunder over solano air show let pilots of military and civilian...
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. >> reporter: joy turned to sadness at the travis air force base show. ng. >> all right, everybody, stand still. stay right where you are. >> reporter: thick black smoke billowed from the wreckage. two rescuers at the travis air force base show rushed to the scene, but it was too late. at the controls of the vintage biplane, 77-year-old eddie andreini, a well-known stunt pilot who had won awards in the highest recognition from his peers. he was killed doing what he loved. >> he was inverted cutting a ribbon. >> reporter: that means andreini was flying upside down close to the ground. no spectators were injured because the crash and fire took place away from the massive crowd, which was estimated to be 100,000 people. organizers canceled the rest of the show immediately sending everyone home. as for the investigation into what went wrong, the conditions are already being looked into. >> if we look at yesterday, the winds were much gustier, stronger gusts down the runway. what i can tell you is the winds were approximately 10 to 15 knots, and that will also
. >> reporter: joy turned to sadness at the travis air force base show. ng. >> all right, everybody, stand still. stay right where you are. >> reporter: thick black smoke billowed from the wreckage. two rescuers at the travis air force base show rushed to the scene, but it was too late. at the controls of the vintage biplane, 77-year-old eddie andreini, a well-known stunt pilot who had won awards in the highest recognition from his peers. he was killed doing what he loved....
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witnesses say that the air force base had some major winds during the air show. for more on the conditions. here's kron 4's meterologist brian van aken the winds have been strong all weekend long. some of the strongest gusts were at travis air force base. the winds did reach about 40 mi. per hour coming out of the west southwest which is parallel to the runway, actually the favored direction. the gusts were not too bad but that is not out of the question that they may have played a part in the accident. we have more photos of the crash plus more detailed information on our website. just go to kron 4 dot com. a disturbing discovery at a very popular beach after a body was found earlier today. kron-4's scott rates went to stinson beach and shows us the latest in the investigation and how the body was discovered. some tourists from switzerland when the came across a de- composing body, this is the area it was found it wasn't right on the beach, but a little further up, now investigators are trying figure out who it is and how they ended up here here's looked like, y
witnesses say that the air force base had some major winds during the air show. for more on the conditions. here's kron 4's meterologist brian van aken the winds have been strong all weekend long. some of the strongest gusts were at travis air force base. the winds did reach about 40 mi. per hour coming out of the west southwest which is parallel to the runway, actually the favored direction. the gusts were not too bad but that is not out of the question that they may have played a part in the...
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federal investigators looking into what caused a small plane to crash at the air force base. learn about what caused the pilot to die in the accident and what played a role in his death. ,,,, and i'm frank mallicoat >>> an air show crashed kill add beloved bay area pilot. >> we're not blowing this out of proportion. we don't really, i mean, we don't want it. >> short-term rentals offered by web sites by air b&b, the home sharing. >> good morning. it's nearly 5:00. kick it off with weather. >> a few clouds. it looks like either a slight chance of slight sprinkles outside. it will be cool and breezy. that will be the main concern. temperatures really coming down near the coastline. 50s there. see a few 60s in the bay. it's traffic time. elizabeth? >> westbound 92. we've been watching it. the lanes are definitely back open at boston city boulevard. it looks okay on sensors an drive time holding steady at 15 minutes out of hayward but only one of the only accident scenes at 4:30. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. should be clear including eastbound 80. the drive time at t
federal investigators looking into what caused a small plane to crash at the air force base. learn about what caused the pilot to die in the accident and what played a role in his death. ,,,, and i'm frank mallicoat >>> an air show crashed kill add beloved bay area pilot. >> we're not blowing this out of proportion. we don't really, i mean, we don't want it. >> short-term rentals offered by web sites by air b&b, the home sharing. >> good morning. it's nearly...
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coming up, a federal investigation into what caused a plane to crash into travis air force base. re about to see the dramatic video from that accident. the vintage plane flew low near the ground. the air show announcer noticed the timing was off. saying the pilot went upside down earlier than expected. moments later, you could hear the spectators reacting as the plane glides down an open field. >> everybody standstill. stay right where you are. we've had an incident. we're aware of that. >> reporter: colonel of the air force base said the 77-year-old pilot eddie andrini was doing an aerial maneuver he'd done many times before. >> it was inverted cutting a ribbon. i can't give you the details of how high the ribbon is or was, but i will tell you, it's fairly close to the ground when he was flying inverted to cut that ribbon with his aircraft. >> stay right where you are. >> reporter: the plane landed upside down. first white smoke and then later, black smoke and flames pouring out of the aircraft. first responders could not save anndranie. >> i was hoping the pilot was okay. i don'
coming up, a federal investigation into what caused a plane to crash into travis air force base. re about to see the dramatic video from that accident. the vintage plane flew low near the ground. the air show announcer noticed the timing was off. saying the pilot went upside down earlier than expected. moments later, you could hear the spectators reacting as the plane glides down an open field. >> everybody standstill. stay right where you are. we've had an incident. we're aware of that....
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begin with developing news out of fairfield, where plane crashed during an air shore at travis air force base. we have witness video. travis air force bay spokesperson says the pilot died in the accident. the pilot's name has not been released. you can see the thick smoke in this video. it was a biplane and was anything low to at the ground when it crashed. here's more edges from people who witnessed the crash. witness says two air force personnel tried to rescue the pilot. the air show shut down an the crash. the plane that crashed was owned by a well-known pilot. it is unknown if he was pilot thing plane when it crash. we'll have a live report at 6:00. >>> a circus extent in rhode island sent 11 people to the hospital, including one in critical condition. here's a report. a warning, you may find the video disturbing. >> spectators were enjoying a pleasant sunday afternoon at the circus. then, during a perform attendance known as he hair hang it happened. the curtain drop to reveal ache women in mid-air. then the unthinkable. the audience gasped in here ore as out eight acrobatted plunged to
begin with developing news out of fairfield, where plane crashed during an air shore at travis air force base. we have witness video. travis air force bay spokesperson says the pilot died in the accident. the pilot's name has not been released. you can see the thick smoke in this video. it was a biplane and was anything low to at the ground when it crashed. here's more edges from people who witnessed the crash. witness says two air force personnel tried to rescue the pilot. the air show shut...
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the ntsb just wrapped up a news conference about travis air force base. cate cauguiran recount it is moments where a stunt went horribly wrong. >> spectators were recording the moment it happened. even the announcer knew something just wasn't right, noting the pilot in the vintage plane went upside earlier than before and then the touchdown, no one expected. >> standstill, stay right where you are. we've had an incident. we are aware of that. >> reporter: the plane glides down the airfield, the crowd watching in disbelief. smoke starts white at first and minutes later, black smoke and flames come pouring out of the aircraft. the investigators at traffic air force base spoke monday morning with an update on the investigation. >> we were focusing strictly on the perishable evidence which is the site of the guard and getting moved. and evaluated. >> military officials say the pilot's 70-year-old eddie andretti had done this maneuver several times. >> if you reference his web site, you can see mr. andretti has been flying since he was 16 years old and perform
the ntsb just wrapped up a news conference about travis air force base. cate cauguiran recount it is moments where a stunt went horribly wrong. >> spectators were recording the moment it happened. even the announcer knew something just wasn't right, noting the pilot in the vintage plane went upside earlier than before and then the touchdown, no one expected. >> standstill, stay right where you are. we've had an incident. we are aware of that. >> reporter: the plane glides down...
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the pilot of the biplane crash yesterday during an airplane show at travis air force base. >> i thoughte was coming in low. >> investigators want to know what went wrong with the stunt? the video shows the exact moment of the crash during the air show before a crowd of more than 1,000 spectators. >> i could see the plane upside down and burning and then it was engulfed. >> it was 50' above the runway in the middle of a maneuver when it crashed. >> i heard them say if you have any children with you, they were saying over the speakers, "hide their eyes." the pilot, 77-year-old eddie andreini of half moon bay had performed in a thousand air shows and was a fixture in the community. in 2004 the international council of air shows gave him the sword of excellence award the highest honor an air show pilot can receive. >> mr. eddie andreini has been flying since he is 16 and lab performing in air shows for the past 25 years. >> the ntsb and f.a.a. are leading up the investigation and are asking that anyone who may have taken video or pictures share the information to be used by authorities in t
the pilot of the biplane crash yesterday during an airplane show at travis air force base. >> i thoughte was coming in low. >> investigators want to know what went wrong with the stunt? the video shows the exact moment of the crash during the air show before a crowd of more than 1,000 spectators. >> i could see the plane upside down and burning and then it was engulfed. >> it was 50' above the runway in the middle of a maneuver when it crashed. >> i heard them say...
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at travis ace force base, abc -- air force base, abc7 news. >> the death comes as a shock to many people who knew him in half moon bay. he several planes at the airport and friends describe him as an experienced pilot who took every step to fry safely. he also ate at a calf fie popular with his neighbors and other pilots. >> he was a great guy. first met him 12 years ago when i started to come here. he has self-planes -- several planes and he is a very gracious gentleman. i am proud and honored to call him my friend. >> he also ran a construction company. friends tell us these family has been part of the half moon bay community for 100 years. >> today's crash marks the latest tragedy during an airshow. the world war ii vintage plane crashed in september of 2011. earlier in 2011, a pilot died after his plane crashed during the i have aviation expo. a wing worker and her pilot died after the plane crashed into the ground last year. sky 7hd shows us where two planes collided over san francisco bay while returning to an airshow last sunday. one pilot was killed when the plane plunged into th
at travis ace force base, abc -- air force base, abc7 news. >> the death comes as a shock to many people who knew him in half moon bay. he several planes at the airport and friends describe him as an experienced pilot who took every step to fry safely. he also ate at a calf fie popular with his neighbors and other pilots. >> he was a great guy. first met him 12 years ago when i started to come here. he has self-planes -- several planes and he is a very gracious gentleman. i am proud...
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at travis ace force base, abc -- air force base, abc7 news. >> the death comes as a shock to many people who knew him in half moon bay. he several planes at the airport and friends describe him as an experienced pilot who took every step to fry safely. he also ate at a calf fie popular with his neighbors and other pilots. >> he was a great guy. first met him 12 years ago when i started to come here. he has self-planes -- several planes and he is a very gracious gentleman. i am proud and honored to call him my friend. >> he also ran a construction company. friends tell us these family has been part of the half moon bay community for 100 years. >> today's crash marks the latest tragedy during an airshow. the world war ii vintage plane crashed in september of 2011. earlier in 2011, a pilot died after his plane crashed during the i have aviation expo. a wing worker and her pilot died after the plane crashed into the ground last year. sky 7hd shows us where two planes collided over san francisco bay while returning to an airshow last sunday. one pilot was killed when the plane plunged into th
at travis ace force base, abc -- air force base, abc7 news. >> the death comes as a shock to many people who knew him in half moon bay. he several planes at the airport and friends describe him as an experienced pilot who took every step to fry safely. he also ate at a calf fie popular with his neighbors and other pilots. >> he was a great guy. first met him 12 years ago when i started to come here. he has self-planes -- several planes and he is a very gracious gentleman. i am proud...
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. >> we go to travis air force base where the tragedy happened. >> reporter: 85,000 people came here to traffic air force base to watch an air show. instead they witnessed a plane crashing down, killing a pilot. you are about to see dramatic footage of that crash. the plane flew low, near the ground, they noticed the timing was off. upside down and a little early. >> reporter: the pilot went upside down earlier than expected. moments later -- oh. >> you can hear the spectators reaction as the plane glides down an open field. >> everyone stand still, stay right where you are. we had an incident. we are aware of that. >> reporter: the colonel of the air force says the 77-year- old pilot was doing a maneuver he has done many times before. >> he was about perform egg maneuver where he was inverted, cutting a ribbon, i can not give you the details how high that ribbon is or was but i will tell you it is fairly close to the ground when he was flying inverted to cut the ribbon. >> stay right where you are. >> reporter: the plane landed upside down. first it was white smoke, minutes later, bl
. >> we go to travis air force base where the tragedy happened. >> reporter: 85,000 people came here to traffic air force base to watch an air show. instead they witnessed a plane crashing down, killing a pilot. you are about to see dramatic footage of that crash. the plane flew low, near the ground, they noticed the timing was off. upside down and a little early. >> reporter: the pilot went upside down earlier than expected. moments later -- oh. >> you can hear the...
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. >>> breaking news going on at travis air force base. that's where the ntsb is going to give an update on a deadly plane crash at the weekend air show. thank you for joining us. >> let's go right now to nbc bay area's christie smith, she is live at travis air force base right before the press conference takes place. good morning to you, christie. >> reporter: good morning to you. the press conference expected to begin any minute now. there are so many questions on how something like this could happen to such an experienced pilot who had done this stunt before many times, and done it safely. right now we're waiting to hear from ntsb investigators. there's video of him performing. it skidded on the ground and then there was smoke and flames. crowds of tens of thousands at the air show were absolutely stunned by what they saw. he's been flying since he was 16 years old, and a stunt flyer for 20 years. >> performed an inverted move. he was flying approximately 40 to 50 feet over the runway. his plane sort of stair-stepped down and impacted th
. >>> breaking news going on at travis air force base. that's where the ntsb is going to give an update on a deadly plane crash at the weekend air show. thank you for joining us. >> let's go right now to nbc bay area's christie smith, she is live at travis air force base right before the press conference takes place. good morning to you, christie. >> reporter: good morning to you. the press conference expected to begin any minute now. there are so many questions on how...
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. >> things turned frightening fast this afternoon at travis air force base in northern california. when a biplane participating in an air-show there crashed into the ground as spectators watched. you can see the black smoke billowing from that crash site this afternoon. >> a new study based on data from the centers for disease control says hundreds of thousands of kids who say they are the victims of bullying are bringing some kind of weapon to school. with more here's mark strassmann. >> reporter: the report analyzes a detailed survey of 15,000 high-school students who were asked questions about bullying. the survey, conducted by the centers for disease control found that 20% of those high- school students reported being victims of bullying within the last 12 months. even more concerning to researchers, an estimated 250,000 bullying victims were considering bringing guns, knives, and clubs to school within the last 30 days of the survey being conducted. senior investigator dr. andrew adesman is with the cohen children's research center of new york. >> they're telling us that there
. >> things turned frightening fast this afternoon at travis air force base in northern california. when a biplane participating in an air-show there crashed into the ground as spectators watched. you can see the black smoke billowing from that crash site this afternoon. >> a new study based on data from the centers for disease control says hundreds of thousands of kids who say they are the victims of bullying are bringing some kind of weapon to school. with more here's mark...
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understand the shocking air show crash that kills a well-known stunt pilot yesterday at travis air force base. amy hollyfield is on the scene. we have new witness video? >> yes, christian, -- kristen, but officials are asking for more because it can help in the investigation. this crash video was posted on youtube and it is there and witnesses say eddie andreini a stunt pilot was doing the second attempted inverted fly by and three was too close to the runway and crashed and the flames burst into flames. as crews tried to get to the planes, organizers addressed the crowds. >> i heard them saying if you have children with you, you should hide their eyes so i turned to the airfield and there was a great pillar of smoke and i knew they were going to crash so i got up there and i could see the biplane upside down and burning and the plane was engulfed. >>> witnessing say it seems like it took a while for responders to get to the plane. at the love the trucks remain parked behind the crowd and it took a while to maneuver their way around the people. officials at travis say fire trucks can not be o
understand the shocking air show crash that kills a well-known stunt pilot yesterday at travis air force base. amy hollyfield is on the scene. we have new witness video? >> yes, christian, -- kristen, but officials are asking for more because it can help in the investigation. this crash video was posted on youtube and it is there and witnesses say eddie andreini a stunt pilot was doing the second attempted inverted fly by and three was too close to the runway and crashed and the flames...
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colonel russell williams took over the top job at canada'biggest air force base, in charge of some 3,000ity checks. by then he'd broken into more than 40 different homes in orleans and tweed, some multiple times. occasionally he'd enter a home stark naked. here's williams later that summer presiding over one of the many ceremonies now part of his duties as the face of the base. >> so i understand there are challenges, and i congratulate the member of the squadron. >> as he spoke his secret behaviors were about to escalate to rape and murder. in september williams flew a supply mission to a remote canadian forces base in the arctic with a local official. he returned to his tweed home on september 16. that night he committed his first sexual assault. >> very impressive. >> the next day he presided over a publicity stunt, a strong man hauling a huge plane across the tarmac attempting to break a guinness world record. >> we're going to dedicate the upcoming season to the men and women of trenton. >> days later he answered questions at a local hockey arena. >> i'll have the opportunity to dro
colonel russell williams took over the top job at canada'biggest air force base, in charge of some 3,000ity checks. by then he'd broken into more than 40 different homes in orleans and tweed, some multiple times. occasionally he'd enter a home stark naked. here's williams later that summer presiding over one of the many ceremonies now part of his duties as the face of the base. >> so i understand there are challenges, and i congratulate the member of the squadron. >> as he spoke his...
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nuclear weapons officers were busted for drugs and the same month, 100 missile officers at the air force basellegedly cheated on proficiency test thouz operate the missiles. and missile officers have a higher number of misconduct and court-martials in the air force. one more to add to the list. >> very much. breaking news now. u.s. official says the united states has just approved punishment against the al qaeda-linked terror group called boko haram. the terror group said to have kidnapped nearly 300 school girls in nigeria. a team of air force troops have begun a search. the 80 troops have arrived in chad, next door to hundred nigeria, to fly a drone of the area. the town where the terrorist kidnapped the girls last month. pentagon official says the search area is the size of the state of west virginia and they believe militants from boko haram have split up the girls into smaller groups. the leader of boko haram has threatened to sell the teenager as sex slaves health the latest from lawmakers, jen? >> we just spoke to congressman sheila jackson lee, a democrat from texas. she was leaving a
nuclear weapons officers were busted for drugs and the same month, 100 missile officers at the air force basellegedly cheated on proficiency test thouz operate the missiles. and missile officers have a higher number of misconduct and court-martials in the air force. one more to add to the list. >> very much. breaking news now. u.s. official says the united states has just approved punishment against the al qaeda-linked terror group called boko haram. the terror group said to have...
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now it's stationed right here at travis air force base. amongst a gray sky the c5m super galaxy makes its first fly over travis air force base. the cargo plane that spans nearly the length of a football field is touching down for the first time as it was given a $90 million upgrade. >> words that come to mind are phenomenal and incredible. >> reporter: senate general brooks bash was at the hands of the controls for the first flight to fairfield the plane that can house six greyhound buses in its belly now more powerful and able to climb to higher elevations much quicker but the real gain comes in fuel savings. >> capabilities of this plane to fly direct from here all the way to new zealand or from here all the way to afghanistan, with over 200,000 pounds of cargo. >> reporter: new engines and over 100 miles of wiring didn't come cheap. the air force says it will help the pilots but we asked how does it help taxpayers? >> over time, the modification on this airplane will definitely pay for itself. >> reporter: the senate colonel couldn't tel
now it's stationed right here at travis air force base. amongst a gray sky the c5m super galaxy makes its first fly over travis air force base. the cargo plane that spans nearly the length of a football field is touching down for the first time as it was given a $90 million upgrade. >> words that come to mind are phenomenal and incredible. >> reporter: senate general brooks bash was at the hands of the controls for the first flight to fairfield the plane that can house six greyhound...
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this morning ntsb officials will be at travis air force base. that's where we find christie smith with the latest on this investigation. good morning, christie. >> ntsb investigators are expected to be out here today was it mechanical failure or something else? the winds were about 15 to 20 miles an hour and it does get fairly windy here in the afternoon and just so happens that this air show and plane crash happened about 2:00 p.m. we do have some youtube video of that same airplane doing a maneuver called cutting the ribbon. sort of a loop where the plane goes way down and in this case, it ended up landing, it looked like or crashing but upside down on its roof. but amateur video captures also the smoky images of that fatal plane crash. this was an old plane, a horrible, horrible end to the travis air force base. and the pilot was in the middle of that maneuver, something he had done many times before when something went wrong. the pilot was 77-year-old eddy andrieini and he has been a stunt pilot for 25 years and been flying since he was 16 y
this morning ntsb officials will be at travis air force base. that's where we find christie smith with the latest on this investigation. good morning, christie. >> ntsb investigators are expected to be out here today was it mechanical failure or something else? the winds were about 15 to 20 miles an hour and it does get fairly windy here in the afternoon and just so happens that this air show and plane crash happened about 2:00 p.m. we do have some youtube video of that same airplane...
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the n-t-s-b started examining the wreckage and the ground where it crashed at travis air force base. investigators will also review video of the accident.as they try to find out what caused the crash. 77-year old eddie andreini of half moon bay died in the accident. san jose police plan to interview the teen, who stowed away on a hawaii- bound flight two weeks ago. in the wheel well of a jetliner. the teenager has told investigators, he was trying to get to africa to see his somolian mother -- who is now living in an ethiopian refugee camp. but police want to question the boy about how he got into san jose international airport and onto the plane. undetected. and investigators are looking into suspicious meatballs discovered in a san francisco park outside the sunset reservoir. the meatballs had pills stuffed inside of them. the meatballs found monday morning are now being tested for poison. investigators don't believe that any animals ate the meatballs. a turn this morning in the months- long disappearance of oakland toddler dapne webb. the little girl has been missing since july. h
the n-t-s-b started examining the wreckage and the ground where it crashed at travis air force base. investigators will also review video of the accident.as they try to find out what caused the crash. 77-year old eddie andreini of half moon bay died in the accident. san jose police plan to interview the teen, who stowed away on a hawaii- bound flight two weeks ago. in the wheel well of a jetliner. the teenager has told investigators, he was trying to get to africa to see his somolian mother --...
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so some they are questioning the response time yesterday at the air force base.hey are investigating the cause of the crash. we are live at half-moon bay alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >> this comes one week after a small plane crashed. that pilot also killed in the crash. investigators say he was flying alongside another plane when the two collided in midair. both planes were returning from an air show in half-moon bay. the pilot has been identified. >>> last year ten air show accidents were reported. the deadliest was in recent history happened at the reno air races in 2011. 11 people including the pilot were killed when he lost control of the plane and crashed into the crowd. now we have more coverage on our website at ktvu.com. we have posted the latest information under the top story tab. >>> we are following developing news from the east bay. new investigation from a deadly police shooting in dublin. an 18-year-old threatened police officers with a baseball bat. tara moriarty is joining us live from the home where this happened. and you just talked to a
so some they are questioning the response time yesterday at the air force base.hey are investigating the cause of the crash. we are live at half-moon bay alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >> this comes one week after a small plane crashed. that pilot also killed in the crash. investigators say he was flying alongside another plane when the two collided in midair. both planes were returning from an air show in half-moon bay. the pilot has been identified. >>> last year ten air...
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they arrived at air force base north of bangkok where a meeting was held to plan a new polling day for july. inside the recently appointed acting prime minister trying to persuade election officials that the new election in july is possible. outside the crowd is showing how 8 the government authority is. despite the lines of police, they simply broke through. led as always by the man who's become the face of this campaign to reshape thai politics. heç missed meeting the prime minister by minutes. >> i want to meet him. i want to talk, he said. he went on to insist he has the country's best interest at heart. what his movement is demanding is the overthrow of a government that's won every election in the past 14 years and still popular in much of the country. there have been dire warnings of a violent backlash if he succeeds. this perhaps is a fore taste. no one has admitted carrying out the early morning attack on sleeping protestors. they believe it was the secretive armed militants who operate on the fringes of pro government red shirt movement. two grenades were fired then sustaine
they arrived at air force base north of bangkok where a meeting was held to plan a new polling day for july. inside the recently appointed acting prime minister trying to persuade election officials that the new election in july is possible. outside the crowd is showing how 8 the government authority is. despite the lines of police, they simply broke through. led as always by the man who's become the face of this campaign to reshape thai politics. heç missed meeting the prime minister by...
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one recent development, omar, is libyan air force or report there are reports that libyan air force base has decided to join forces with this retired general. is that significant, if true? >> reporter: that is very significant because that air base in eastern libya is considered one of the biggest in the eastern--in the entire country. i did speak to a spokesperson who confirmed the news that we have a lot of weapons and fighter jets. however, the answers to the libyan government and the libyan defense ministry said that the base is still under the control of the libyan army. the legitimate libyan army. stephen, i need to give you breaking. we just received this statement from the government. it's basically is an initiative sent to the general national congress to end the crisis. it has ten points. i won't go through all of them, but i'll have to translate to you some of what is being said. it said libya is entering a critical time, and has responsibility to the nation. it suggests the following. that the gnc holds a new session to repeat the voting process in which the g this, gnc had c
one recent development, omar, is libyan air force or report there are reports that libyan air force base has decided to join forces with this retired general. is that significant, if true? >> reporter: that is very significant because that air base in eastern libya is considered one of the biggest in the eastern--in the entire country. i did speak to a spokesperson who confirmed the news that we have a lot of weapons and fighter jets. however, the answers to the libyan government and the...
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. >> so i grew up on a farm in air force base we picked the foods open the trees and share with otherd as i drive around san francisco i see any trees with apples or mrumdz and lemon trees i can see the food going to waste and brought that idea back to the department many of the trees where the fruit would go to waste we origin or crop and pick other fruits and delivery this to food banks or shelters to people who need them. >> i'm here with nang wong hello nang. >> hello. >> i need to understand house this gleaning work. >> we come and harvest like for example, we'll come over here this is the lemon and plug it like this. >> (laughter). >> made that good, good and ease. >> the trick is how not to hurt the branches. >> like the thing. >> i'm so excited about this. the people are so passionate about where the food goes to the private property owners give us the food they're happy that no of a t is going to waste >> oh. thank you. thank you. again job aura natural >> (laughter). >> from backyards to back lots let's take a look at the food and community bonding at the free farm. >> my id
. >> so i grew up on a farm in air force base we picked the foods open the trees and share with otherd as i drive around san francisco i see any trees with apples or mrumdz and lemon trees i can see the food going to waste and brought that idea back to the department many of the trees where the fruit would go to waste we origin or crop and pick other fruits and delivery this to food banks or shelters to people who need them. >> i'm here with nang wong hello nang. >> hello....
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i have one other and note, a little commanding general at an air force base, cut $100 million out of udget in one year. a small air force base. he did it through good management. good management. he did not have a general saying you cut $100 million. he cut it on his own. the flashback came is you did not spend all your money, which is another problem. use it or lose it. mr. hale, really what has happened is based on the -- we descoped on the basis of the output cause that if it is too hard or too expensive you can go to one-year audit readiness, right? is that not correct? >> yes, but only as a way to get to the top of the hill, because we knew we could not get there any other way. we still want the full statement and we will get the full statement. that is the whole point. what did not want to waste auditsrs' lenny doing knowing that we did not have 10 year old data quickly enough to satisfy the needs, so we will do build it more slowly -- youf you meet the deadline, will have only five years of data? >> we can do better than that. when you get back to the distant data, it is a smal
i have one other and note, a little commanding general at an air force base, cut $100 million out of udget in one year. a small air force base. he did it through good management. good management. he did not have a general saying you cut $100 million. he cut it on his own. the flashback came is you did not spend all your money, which is another problem. use it or lose it. mr. hale, really what has happened is based on the -- we descoped on the basis of the output cause that if it is too hard or...
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air force explains what happened next. this is the first " thunder over solano" air expo held at the air force base in the past three years. for now the questions into the cause of the crash and whether wind may have played a role or it was the result of human error will not be answered until the ntsb complete its investigation. in >>james: a little more information about the man who lost his life on the air filled today. --airfield today eddie andreini's been flying since he was 16 years old. this is video from previous air shows during inverted maneuvers like when he performed sunday. their respective stunt pilot considered one of the greats of aerobatics. he was inducted into the international off airshow hall of fame just last year. when you havon for something in you do it. it's like a boiler. >>james: eddie andreini was 77 carving his name into the sky doing exactly what he loved. no one we have more photos of the crash + more detailed information on our web site does go to kron4 dachau. no one >>james: a domestic violence suspect was shot and killed by police officer in dublin over the weekend. police said the suspe
air force explains what happened next. this is the first " thunder over solano" air expo held at the air force base in the past three years. for now the questions into the cause of the crash and whether wind may have played a role or it was the result of human error will not be answered until the ntsb complete its investigation. in >>james: a little more information about the man who lost his life on the air filled today. --airfield today eddie andreini's been flying since he...
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today, the n-t-s-b started investigating at travis air force base.o try to find out what caused the crash. 77-year-old eddie andreini of half moon bay,. died in the accident. the veteran stunt pilot was flying a 19-44 stear- man bi- plane. commonly used in the world- war two era. friends at his home airport remember him as a great pilot and a great guy. "and his community" the pilots we spoke with, didn't want to speculate about the crash. only to say it's very sad. an-dree-knee had been flying since he was 16 years old. san jose police plan to interview the teen, who stowed away on a hawaii- bound flight two weeks ago. in the wheel well of a jetliner. authorities say, the 15 year old boy is back in california, under the care of santa clara county child protective services. the teen's father traveled to hawaii last week. but was not allowed to see his son. the teenager has told investigators, he was trying to get to africa to see his somolian mother -- who is now living in an ethiopian refugee camp. but police want to question the boy about how he go
today, the n-t-s-b started investigating at travis air force base.o try to find out what caused the crash. 77-year-old eddie andreini of half moon bay,. died in the accident. the veteran stunt pilot was flying a 19-44 stear- man bi- plane. commonly used in the world- war two era. friends at his home airport remember him as a great pilot and a great guy. "and his community" the pilots we spoke with, didn't want to speculate about the crash. only to say it's very sad. an-dree-knee had...
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this one at travis air force base. the pilot identified as 77-year- old eddie andreini. he crashed while attempting a maneuver at yesterday's airshow. witnesses say it took about five minutes for the emergency crews to get to the crash site. now that response time is part of the investigation by the ntsb. coming up for you at 7:30, alex savidge will be live in half moon bay where the pilot lived. he will tell you more about what his friends and his family are saying about his life and how he did what he loved. >>> happening now -- students at live oak high school in morgan hill are preparing for a protest they say they do not want to be apart of. these are live pictures from the school. a lot of people lined up on the sidewalk holding american flags, and in about 30 minutes, a protest is expected to begin. it looks like there are protesters in place. this all stems from an incident in 2010 when students wore american flag t-shirts and bandanas to school on cinco de mayo. school administrators told them to turn the shirts inside out. a federal appeals court sided with the
this one at travis air force base. the pilot identified as 77-year- old eddie andreini. he crashed while attempting a maneuver at yesterday's airshow. witnesses say it took about five minutes for the emergency crews to get to the crash site. now that response time is part of the investigation by the ntsb. coming up for you at 7:30, alex savidge will be live in half moon bay where the pilot lived. he will tell you more about what his friends and his family are saying about his life and how he...
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kathleen mccleery reports from new mexico. >> reporter: the trouble started here at kirtland air force base more than six decades ago. the sprawling base, about the size of washington, d.c., sits on the southeast border of albuquerque, the state's largest city. it's home to the air force's nuclear weapons center as well as a special operations wing. colonel jeff lanning is commander of the mission support group at the base. >> in this general area, we found fuel coming to the surface and we knew we had a problem at that point. >> reporter: that problem was a leak dating to the 1950's, when rail cars and trucks delivered fuel to pipelines, powering planes at the growing base. >> we found a hole in the pipe. i have a piece of the pipe here, which is where, the hole that we actually discovered. as fuel would sit in this pipe it was able to escape the pipe and drain into the soil and migrate 500 feet down, eventually reaching the water bed. >> reporter: some fuel is mixed with soil near the surface, and much more has headed down where it rests on top of the ground water. tom blaine at new mexic
kathleen mccleery reports from new mexico. >> reporter: the trouble started here at kirtland air force base more than six decades ago. the sprawling base, about the size of washington, d.c., sits on the southeast border of albuquerque, the state's largest city. it's home to the air force's nuclear weapons center as well as a special operations wing. colonel jeff lanning is commander of the mission support group at the base. >> in this general area, we found fuel coming to the...
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the crash happened at travis air force base in fairfield about 2:00 this afternoon. nbc bay area's annette miranda live at the base right now. annette? >> reporter: eddie andrini was a bit of a local celebrity in the flying industry. the international council of air shows inducted him into its hall of fame last year. but something happened during today's low-flying air battic maneuver. >> we're astonished. how did this happen? >> reporter: amateur video captures the smokey aftermath of the fatal plane crash of a vintage biplane. an abrupt end to the thunder over solano air show. >> it's really tragic way to end the show. he was doing great up until that point. i know he's been doing it for years. it was a big shock. >> reporter: the pilot killed was 77-year-old eddie andrini of half moon bay. he's been flying since he was 16 and an air show stunt pilot for 25 years. he was in the middle of cutting the ribbon, something he's done many times before, when something went wrong this time. >> i saw the performer perform an inverted move and he was flying approximately 40 t
the crash happened at travis air force base in fairfield about 2:00 this afternoon. nbc bay area's annette miranda live at the base right now. annette? >> reporter: eddie andrini was a bit of a local celebrity in the flying industry. the international council of air shows inducted him into its hall of fame last year. but something happened during today's low-flying air battic maneuver. >> we're astonished. how did this happen? >> reporter: amateur video captures the smokey...
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. >>> veteran stunt pilot died during a crash at travis air force base. the pilot has been 77-year-old eddy andrea knee -- eddie andreini. i want to go to video of him at a air show to years ago. he turns his plane upside down and flies low to the ground. a knife slices a ribbon held 20 feet above the ground. >> the arizona nounser said oh yeah they have practice -- the announcer said oh yeah they have practiced for this. >> the ntsb is in facing the crash. a commander says the response time will be one of the factors looked at during this investigation. >>> this crash comes one week after a small plane crashed into the bay. the pilot in that crash was also killed. he was flying alongside a plane. both were returning from the air show in half-moon bay. >>> one of the most deadly accidents in recent history happened at the reno air races back in 2011. a pilot lost control of his plane and crashed into a group of spectators. you might remember 11 people including the pilot were killed. we'll is have more coverage of this weekend's deadly crash on our websit
. >>> veteran stunt pilot died during a crash at travis air force base. the pilot has been 77-year-old eddy andrea knee -- eddie andreini. i want to go to video of him at a air show to years ago. he turns his plane upside down and flies low to the ground. a knife slices a ribbon held 20 feet above the ground. >> the arizona nounser said oh yeah they have practice -- the announcer said oh yeah they have practiced for this. >> the ntsb is in facing the crash. a commander says...
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this is the first thunder over sola i air expo held here at the air force base in the past three years. and, until this accident, it's been a big success. some 85-thousand people were out here saturday and the air force believes even more were here sunday. for now, the questions into the cause of the crash and whether wind may have played a role or it was the result of human error will not be answered until the ntsb completes it's investigation. at travis afb, pd, k4n. a little more information about the man who lost his life on the airfield today. eddie andreini's been flying since he was 16 years old. this is video from previous air shows - doing inverted maneuvers like the one he performed today. a respected stunt pilot considered one of the greats of aerobatics. he was inducted into the international air show hall of fame. just last year. .it's like a blur. eddie andreini was 77. carving his name into the sky.doing exactly what he loved. we have more photos of the crash plus more detailed information on our website. just go to kron 4 dot com. breaking news in the east bay. a dublin
this is the first thunder over sola i air expo held here at the air force base in the past three years. and, until this accident, it's been a big success. some 85-thousand people were out here saturday and the air force believes even more were here sunday. for now, the questions into the cause of the crash and whether wind may have played a role or it was the result of human error will not be answered until the ntsb completes it's investigation. at travis afb, pd, k4n. a little more information...
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>> yes, my cousin colonel geno rapone is there in bagram air force base and i know that his child and wife are back home watching and pretty proud. >> when you were in iraq, did you get a visit from the president? >> yes, in the second deployment deployment, yes, and president bush surprised us and came over to the then baghdad airfield for thanksgiving. and it was surprising although those of us on the ground knew it was coming to prep for it. >> and one of the lines that came out of the speeches there, and kristen noted the bilateral security agreement, and how large of a footprint should we have in that country moving forward? >> well, it is interesting, because president obama when he got into office tripled the size of afghanistan and smoked out bin laden and then smoked him out out, and then he did start to drawback. the first comment in the speech was about the size, and then the bilateral security agreement -- >> well let's listen to what the president said and for the viewers just joining us, we have that on tape. let's listen. >> with the signing of the bsa, that will be com
>> yes, my cousin colonel geno rapone is there in bagram air force base and i know that his child and wife are back home watching and pretty proud. >> when you were in iraq, did you get a visit from the president? >> yes, in the second deployment deployment, yes, and president bush surprised us and came over to the then baghdad airfield for thanksgiving. and it was surprising although those of us on the ground knew it was coming to prep for it. >> and one of the lines...
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at the air force base she was a combat stress therapist, familiar with action exposure to danger. >> you worry and think you have to live. >> she believes there was danger from within too, an open air bit where the trash was burned anything that ca they burned it, vehicles, medical waste, dead animals and pull it with anticking fluid and just sick is it. she got home, the really bad new, a fair form of aggressive o variance cancer. hundreds of former and currentare suing the department of veterans fa fairs claiming that the harmful emotions from heart -- of deadly lung kilometerss and cancer. they file action lawsuits and the former parent company acted negligently. kbr is denying that arguest they say the same immunity as the government for conscious but this manage says they should not have burning their trash in that area. >> military contractors were relying on the fact they the not have to buy u.s. laws, they could do anything they wanted. if you are burning sty row foam, computers or e lek troing, everything, you have this per if he can storm of toxicity. as for begin, she's in
at the air force base she was a combat stress therapist, familiar with action exposure to danger. >> you worry and think you have to live. >> she believes there was danger from within too, an open air bit where the trash was burned anything that ca they burned it, vehicles, medical waste, dead animals and pull it with anticking fluid and just sick is it. she got home, the really bad new, a fair form of aggressive o variance cancer. hundreds of former and currentare suing the...
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the deadly accident happened in an air show at an air force base east of san francisco. jeff pegues has the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the national transportation safety board and the faa are expected on site at the travis air force base. spectators witnessed the plane crash to the ground. as he crashed on to the tarmac, cell phone video captured thick smoke pouring from the plane's wreckage. an air show announcer could be heard urging spectators not to panic. >> as soon as we know something, ladies and gentlemen, we'll let you know. in the meantime, let's remain calm. >> reporter: the plane was upside down performing a maneuver called cutting the ribbon, in which a knife attached to the plane slices through a ribbon. eddie andreini was seen here practicing that stunt a day before the show. >> the ribbon is fairly close to the ground. >> reporter: he learned to fly at the age of 16 and has been wowing crowds with ace stunts for decades. he was honored by the international council of air shows last year. first responders made their way to the tarmac, t
the deadly accident happened in an air show at an air force base east of san francisco. jeff pegues has the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the national transportation safety board and the faa are expected on site at the travis air force base. spectators witnessed the plane crash to the ground. as he crashed on to the tarmac, cell phone video captured thick smoke pouring from the plane's wreckage. an air show announcer could be heard urging spectators not to panic....