The flight teacher who educated actors within the 2022 Prime Gun: Maverick film has died in a small aircraft crash throughout an air present in New Mexico.
Charles Thomas “Chuck” Coleman was the one particular person on board the two-seat Additional Flugzeugbau EA300 monoplane when it went down round 2:30pm native time on Sunday.
Mr Coleman was performing aerobatics when the aircraft crashed in the course of the Las Cruces Air and House Expo at Las Cruces Worldwide Airport, metropolis officers stated.
The air present was referred to as off after the crash, which occurred about half a mile west of the airport.
Mr Coleman’s web site stated he was primarily based out of California and was an engineer, aerobatic and take a look at pilot with greater than 10,000 hours of flight time.
He carried out at a whole lot of air reveals and had offered greater than 3,000 rides in aerobatic plane, in keeping with his web site.
As the trainer for actors in Prime Gun, which stars Tom Cruise, he flew greater than 100 flights to arrange the solid for flight in US Navy F-18 Hornets.
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Chuck Coleman ready the movie solid for flying in F-18 Hornet pic: AP
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Actor Miles Teller paid tribute to Mr Coleman, saying on X he was “instrumental in our preparation for Top Gun: Maverick.
“He was an aerospace engineer, air present and take a look at pilot, and our good friend and ally. Chuck had a very simple going manner about him and we all the time felt snug along with his experience at our disposal.
“He was kind, humble and curious about others and the world we live in. Gone too soon but his contributions will live on forever. Thanks for the memories, Chuck.”
Las Cruces Mayor Eric Enriquez stated on Monday: “We would like to extend our deepest condolences to the loved ones and fans of Chuck Coleman.”
New Mexico State Police, the Federal Aviation Administration and the Nationwide Transportation Security Board are investigating the crash.
The airport was quickly closed in the course of the preliminary investigation, with solely scheduled and emergency response flights permitted.
