They think Jimmy Leeward, 74, kept it from being worse
(NEWSER) - As horrific as yesterday's crash at an air race event in Reno was, witnesses say it could have been worse if not for last-second maneuvers by the veteran pilot. "If he wouldn't have pulled up, he would have taken out the entire bleacher section," one dad there with his two daughters tells AP . "I think he was trying to do whatever he could right up to the end," another tells CNN . "I thought he was coming in on top of us. Instead, he missed us by about 100 feet and went out into the box area in front of us." As of this morning, three people were dead, including 74-year-old pilot Jimmy Leeward of Ocala, Fla. Early speculation is centering on mechanical failure. More»
