but when lee took the controls, we could see what it could do. >> reporter: the plane piloted by lee bealt down in an area called high g ridge. the cause of the accident is being investigated by the federal aviation administration and the national transportation safety board. lee was the 19th pilot to die in the 51-year history of the air races. >> i mean he couldn't resist just going a bit further. he couldn't resist it. it's a huge loss for so many people. he was a great guy. >> reporter: saying good-bye to a talented aviator who according to friends had a love of life that knew no limits. in point richmond, nick smith, abc 7 news. >>> well, coming up here next, the south pacific adventures of aay area explorer. >> find out what drove him to climb into bulldog: it's true! i am a bundle of talent! but my friends are learning skills that can change a life. that's why mattress discounters good deed dogs is raising money to help train dogs like suzie to engage students in schools and special education classes. while ginger visits folks in the hospital offering quiet comfort. with your help,

but when lee took the controls we could see what it could do. >> reporter: the plane piloted by lee bealt down in an area called high g ridge. the cause of the accident is being investigated by the federal aviation administration and the national transportation safety board. lee was the 19th pilot to die in the 51-year history of the air races. >> i mean he couldn't resist just going a bit further. he couldn't resist it. it's a huge loss for so many people. he was a great guy. >> reporter: saying good-bye to a talented aviator who according to friends had a love of life that knew no limits. in point richmond, nick smith, abc 7 news. >>> well, coming up here next, the south pacific adventures of a bay area explorer. >> find out what drove him to climb into a dangerous volcano. ...we need to break up. is it the biting? cuz i can stop? no! i love you and your show. it's cable. customers are more satisfied with u-verse. switch and we can stay together forever. forever? ow. i'm not gonna lie to you. it's also the biting. break up with cable. choose u-verse tv from $19 a month for 2 years. >>>

a san jose pilot is dead after a crash at the reno national championship air races. 64-year-old lee beale was a retired fire pilot and a winner of the reno event sports class competition in 2008. he was in a qualifying heat and he had a crash. he had taken part in the races over the past two deck cases. he was flying solo. >> one of the favorite pilots out here. everybody enjoyed him. he is very enthusiastic and talented pilot so it's a hard day. >> investigators haven't determined why the experimental craft crashed. there appeared to be some sort of mechanical failure on the plane was injured. >> it was the scene of a deadlier crash three years ago. then a pilot and 10 spectators were killed when a small plane crashed into the grand stands. faulty screws caused the plane to fail. >>> it was a surprise for students at pescadero elementary school and middle schools. a 7-foot-long python was found under a car in the parking lot on friday at the school. no idea where it came from. it's being cared for at the peninsula humane society. >>> search teams are still trying to find the mountain lio

lee beal was 64 years old and was a retired term fighter pilot for the national doored.he crash happened a way from the grand grandstand. last summer they talked about it and he said the plane was fast and he was looking forward to racing in reno. >>> now the last one this happened three years ago this month and killed 11 people. they were flying a single world war ii fighter plane when it crashed into the grandstand and the pilot and 10 people on the ground were killed, 69 others were injured and a report said the pilot had become compass stated and a piece of the plate -- compass stated and a piece of the plane had come off. >>> they will hold a news conference today. this comes a day after they filed a federal lawsuit. her family called and said she was act being violently. the sheriff opened fire after she charged at him with a knife. they believe he shot and killed her without reasonable cause. >>> and a shooting rampage at oikos university, he has now formally been indicted on seven counts of murder and three counts of premeditated attempted murder however the indi