And aerobatic pilot of French origin and naturalized Spanish, Olivier Masurel, who had participated in the San Javier air show This Sunday he died in the afternoon in an accident when his plane crashed to the ground in Alcazar de San Juan (Ciudad Real) on its return to the airfield from which it departed in the morning in Matilla de los Caños (Valladolid), the festival organizers have reported.
Apparently another aerobatic pilot accompanied Masurel on his trip from another plane and was the one who observed how a vulture hit the cabin and this one remained unconscious of the blowso he plummeted without his friend being able to do anything to avoid the accident.
“We are devastated by the news of the fatal accident” suffered by the aerobatic pilot, the organizers of the air festival have lamented on their Facebook network and have identified the deceased as Olivier Masurel. The accident took place once the air show ended when the pilot was returning to his destination airfield, in the Valladolid town of Matilla de los Caños.
As reported by the 112 emergency and emergency service 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 The only occupant on board, it began to burn when it fell to the ground and was completely burned.
“We accompany his family and friends in this heartfelt loss, flying has been his passion and this fatal accident has taken his life; come back, dear Olivier,” the organization of the San Javier international air festival concluded its message.