Battle Creek air show accident: 1 killed in jet truck explosion in Michigan, police say
Fight CREEK, Mich. – – One individual is dead after a mishap during the “pyrotechnic piece” of an aviation expo in Michigan, police said.
The episode happened Saturday soon after 1 p.m. at the Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival, held at Battle Creek Executive Airport.
Chris Darnell, 40, kicked the bucket while driving a race truck named the Shockwave Jet Truck during the flying demonstration, police said in an update Saturday night. The mishap is being scrutinized.
Emotional video by participants of the aviation expo caught the truck dashing two airplanes on the runway before the mishap happened. A little fire behind the truck should be visible as the vehicle slides past a huge fireball and accidents, ABC News detailed.
Emotional video by participants of the flying demonstration caught the truck dashing two airplanes on the runway before the mishap happened.
“Oh rapture, we have an occurrence here with our Shockwave over here at Air Show Center,” the commentator can be heard saying following the mishap.
The Battle Creek Fire Department, Battle Creek Police Department and Federal Aviation Administration answered the scene, police said.
Police have not delivered any additional data in the midst of the examination.
The rest of Saturday’s flying demonstration was dropped “keeping in mind the episode that has happened,” Battle Creek Field of Flight said in a proclamation. Saturday night’s exercises were planned to continue at the celebration, which goes through Monday.
Shockwave, an exceptionally fabricated race truck, is possessed by Darnell Racing Enterprises, situated in Springfield, Missouri. ABC News has contacted the organization for input.
The truck, which was outfitted with three fire shooting plane motors, was fit for dashing at north of 350 mph, as per its proprietors. It much of the time showed up at flying demonstration and racing displays the nation over.
Darnell was engaged with motorsports “his whole life,” as per a bio on Darnell Racing’s site, and worked with his dad in the business.
