<p>Reno Unlimited Class racer No. 177 Galloping Ghost piloted by Jimmy Leeward of Ocala, FL prepares to round Pylon 4 on its last lap before crashing into box seats in front of the grandstand Friday at Stead Field near Reno.</p>
September 20, 2011
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September 20, 2011 9 p.m.
From the scene of a plane crash
Eyewitness: Surreal crash at Reno Air Races all too real
RENO, Nev. - It was everyone's worst nightmare when an unlimited-class race airplane dove into the front edge of the grandstand crowd at the Reno Air Races on Stead Field Friday, killing seven people instantly, including the pilot, and sending 54 to the hospital. Of those, three subsequently died increasing the incident fatalities to 10.