P-51 Mustang Aircraft Hit Vistors, Wounds Dozens National Championship Air Racing at Reno, Nevada, on Friday

A plane P-51 Mustang "Galloping Ghost" which falls in the event the National Championship Air Racing at Reno, Nevada, on Friday (09/16/2011).

A plane P-51 Mustang, which is specially modified for the race, fell right into the audience seating area in the National Championship event at the Reno Air Racing, the State of Nevada, USA, on Friday (16/09/2011) at around 16:30 pm or Saturday morning this pm.

At least three people were killed instantly in the crash, and the victim feared to increase recall 15 of the 56 injured were in critical condition.

Eyewitnesses reported, debris, smoke, dust, blood and human body parts strewn around the crash point. "I saw body parts and blood, it feels like not to believe. There were pieces of hands and feet. Even the survivors are any (noticeable) loss of a limb," said Maureen Higgins, a spectator from Alabama, which sits only about 30 meters from the crash site.

Higgins said the plane crashed during a third round in a race that was held Friday afternoon local time (Saturday, 17.09.2011, AM GMT).

Video footage of accidents that uploaded on YouTube showing the plane dived at high speed in a position almost directly perpendicular to the direction of the crowd of spectators who sat in front of the main stands.

Stephanie Kruse, a spokesman for the Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority in Reno, said it ran 56 people were injured from the accident scene. Of these, 15 people were in critical condition, 13 people suffered serious injuries, and 28 people were slightly injured.

Total does not include the victims who were rushed to various hospitals to use private vehicles. One of the dead were the pilot aircraft, Jimmy Leeward, a 75-year-old veteran pilot from Ocala, Florida.

Piloti Mustang aircraft which he is a former fighter of World War II era are specially modified to be able to maneuver in a speed reaching 800 kilometers per hour. The aircraft, named "Galloping Ghost" was so legendary in the world of racing aircraft in the U.S., and have followed no fewer than 120 races since 1946.

National Championship Air Racing event has always attracted thousands of spectators every year. The event, held every September, the race featured a variety of aircraft types, including antique planes ex-World War II.

Racing this plane at high risk, because some aircraft actually collided speed in a predetermined trajectory, like a racing car. The participants flew the plane with an average speed of 500 km per hour at an altitude of only about 15 feet above ground level in some parts of the track.

Accidents often occur in this event. Four pilots were killed while taking part in this air race in 2007-2008.

Reuters