EOn Sunday, May 5, many fans of aerial acrobatics went to witness the Festival Area of San Javier, which is one of the most important air festivals in Spain, in which top-level pilots from all over Europe participate.
Everything was going on normally when the accident of one of the aircraft was reported while it was returning to its airfield. According to information from emergencies and emergency 112 in Castilla-La Mancha, “The event took place at 3:51 p.m., near the CM-3012 highway, at kilometer 4, when the small plane, with a single occupant on board, began to burn when it fell to the ground, leaving it completely burned.” “.
Later the tragic outcome was confirmed, the organization of the San Javier Air Festival reported the death of Olivier Masurel, one of the pilots who participated in the exhibition. Apparently, once his participation in the festival was concluded, he headed to his destination airfield, which is located in Matilla de los Caos, in Valladolid, when a vulture hit his cabin, which caused him to be unable to control the plane and fall to the ground. The event occurred in Alczar de San Juan, according to EFE.
The organization, when reporting the news, was totally devastated and did not hesitate to send a message to the family and friends of Olivier Masurel: “Flying has been his passion and this fatal accident has taken his life. Fly high, dear Olivier.”
One of the best drivers of his generation
Masurel was one of the great French pilots in this discipline. last year He was proclaimed unlimited champion of Spain in the Aerobatic Flight Championshipwhich was held in Torrenueva, Ciudad Real, in addition to a second place in the Freestyle category. I was also part of the National Aerobatic Flight Team, representing Spain in the World Championship.