A plane crashed around 2 p.m. Friday in New York's Orange County, near the Stewart International Airport, and the only person on board, the pilot, is dead. The plane was practicing for the New York Air Show, which is scheduled for this weekend, according to ABC 7.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane was owned by stunt pilot Andrew Wright, according to the New York Daily News. Wright's website said he's been flying his G202 plane in air shows since 2001. Earlier in the day, he took a reporter for a test flight in the plane.
"What I saw was the aircraft come in for a dive. As it pulled up, it suddenly crossed the crowd line and spun towards the ground," said Benjamin Granucci, a photographer and eyewitness, on Twitter. He took photos of the crash as it was happening and briefly live-tweeted the events that followed.
Granucci's account and photos show what looks like the tail shooting off the plane prior to the crash.
There is no official confirmation that Wright died in the crash from authorities at this time. It is known that his aircraft crashed and it is assumed he was piloting it.
The air show is still planned to go on as scheduled, according to Yahoo! News.
