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Crashed 23jul2005 Claremore OK - USA
The pilot of a single-engine aircraft that crashed during an air show performance died today of his injuries.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says 55 year-old Rodger Modglin of Owasso was transported to St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa with head injuries after the crash yesterday. The patrol says Modglin died at the hospital early Sunday morning.
Modglin's Yak-52 aircraft crashed during the Wings Over Oklahoma Air Show at the Claremore airport, located seven miles east of Claremore in Rogers County.
Authorities say the crash occurred while the aircraft was performing an inverted roll. The airplane stalled while upside down and crashed on its top.
There were no reports of any injuries on the ground.


Photo 1: Jim Hadley©