The local media is calling him a hero for avoiding the neighborhood; he
missed a friend's father's new house by several feet and struck three houses
a block or so away, but nobody was home. (Some door-to-door raffle kids had
just knocked on the door and gotten no answer before moving on, and they
were at the house right next door when it hit.)

He was obviously struggling to get airborne...his wings wobbled pretty
severely. He clearly lost altitude and power on downwind...nose pitched up
to about 30 degrees, gear extended. Appears he was aiming for a field which
wouldn't have done him any good but would have saved the houses.

By the way, ALL of those homes out there are newer than both the airport and
the airshow itself. No outcry from the local homeowner's
association...yet...


"Chris G." wrote in message
reenews.net...
Vintage Jet Slams Into Homes Near Air Show
http://www.katu.com/stories/87633.html

The plane crashed toward the end of the two-day Oregon International
Airshow, where the plane had been on display, but did not perform, said
Steve Callaway, an air show board member. Air show organizers canceled
the show immediately after the crash. It was the first crash in the
show's 19-year history.