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The '''2006 Calera plane crash''' was a fatal aviation accident that occurred near the [[Shelby County Airport]] during the [[ | The '''2006 Calera plane crash''' was a fatal aviation accident that occurred near the [[Shelby County Airport]] during the [[Birmingham Aero Club]]'s [[Wings and Wheels Air Show]] on September 23, [[2006]]. Pilot [[Clayton Reuse]] of [[Indian Springs]] was one of five club members flying spectators around the site to raise money for the [[Southern Museum of Flight]] when his 4-seater Beechcraft Bonanza F-33 stalled out and crashed south of the airport around 1:00 PM. He was carrying Brent Smitherman, 11, and his father, John, of [[Brent]]. All three were pronounced dead at the scene. | ||
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Revision as of 23:25, 24 September 2006
The 2006 Calera plane crash was a fatal aviation accident that occurred near the Shelby County Airport during the Birmingham Aero Club's Wings and Wheels Air Show on September 23, 2006. Pilot Clayton Reuse of Indian Springs was one of five club members flying spectators around the site to raise money for the Southern Museum of Flight when his 4-seater Beechcraft Bonanza F-33 stalled out and crashed south of the airport around 1:00 PM. He was carrying Brent Smitherman, 11, and his father, John, of Brent. All three were pronounced dead at the scene.
References
- Kent, Dawn and Walter Bryant (September 24, 2006) "3 killed in airshow crash". Birmingham News.