{"id":3543,"date":"2012-09-08T00:17:51","date_gmt":"2012-09-08T05:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=3543"},"modified":"2012-09-08T14:44:59","modified_gmt":"2012-09-08T19:44:59","slug":"tragic-crash-air-show-off-for-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=3543","title":{"rendered":"Fri Plane Crash, Valley City Air Show Canceled"},"content":{"rendered":"

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AIR SHOW CANCELED – <\/strong><\/span>Valley City, ND (KCSi-T.V. News)\u00a0 —\u00a0 A tragic air accident Friday (Sept 7,2012) claimed the life of Bob Odegaard and\u00a0led to the cancellation of all Saturday & Sunday events at\u00a0the Wings and Wheels Airshow\u00a0 in Valley City.<\/p>\n

The North Dakota Highway Patrol Sgt Troy Hischer\u00a0reports that at about 5:45 p.m. pilot 66 year old, Bob Odegaard<\/strong><\/a>, of Kindred,\u00a0lost his life when he was practicing to perform in the show at the Barnes County Airport.\u00a0 (photo of crash from NDHP)<\/p>\n

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Authorities says the plane was in a barrel roll, when his aircraft, a 1945 Super Corsair<\/strong> <\/a>went down. (photo below shortly after completion Odegaard flew No 74 at Reno 2011 – photo credit Kevin Grantham\u00a0 – airrace.com\/corsair74)<\/p>\n

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An investigation\u00a0is being \u00a0conducted on the scene\u00a0by the Federal Aviation Administration to determine if the crash was mechanical, or a pilot error.\u00a0 The airport is closed to all activities.<\/p>\n

Barnes County Airport Authority, Chairman, Dennis Helland, says, aircraft on the ground were damaged by shrapnel.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He said pilots scheduled to perform on Saturday, now, do not want to perform.\u00a0 The air show may be rescheduled, when the pilots feel ready to fly.<\/p>\n

Robert Odegaard was owner\/operator of Odegaard Aviation<\/strong> <\/a>of\u00a0Kindred, ND.<\/p>\n

Video of SUPER CORSAIR RACE 74 FIRST FLIGHT – KINDRED, ND – from Odegaard Aviation website.<\/p>\n

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