A vintage jet plane has crashed into a hangar and exploded in a fireball at an airshow near Madrid, killing the plane’s pilot.(Video)

An air show featuring aerial acrobatics and vintage aircraft has ended in tragedy near Madrid as a stunt plane crashed into buildings. A pilot sustained severe injuries and reportedly died in hospital. A spectator caught the moment of crash on film.

A spokesman for Spain’s Defence Ministry says the experienced jet pilot, Ladislao Tejedor Romero, 35, died of his injuries in the serious burns unit of Getafe hospital.

Some 3,000 people were at Cuatro Vientos airfield watching a display of aerial acrobatics when the plane crashed.

The impact sent a fireball and thick black smoke billowing into the air.

Spain’s airport authority AENA said that only the pilot – an assistant to Defence Minister Pedro Morenes – was hurt in the crash.

However, the Europe Press news agency reported that two people were taken to hospital.

They were reportedly a rescue worker suffering from burns and a 57-year-old man, believed to be the pilot’s father, who suffered an anxiety attack.

A third rescue worker suffering from smoke inhalation received first aid at the scene, the agency said.

The plane, a HA-200 Saeta, was built in the 1950s as an advanced jet trainer by Hispano Aviacion, ministry spokesman Alfredo Florenza said.

Mr Florenza said the cause of the crash remains unknown.

Before the viewer had a chance to realize what had happened, the aircraft exploded. The ensuing blaze was then followed by a large plume of smoke that could be seen rising above the hangars.

No one aside from the pilot was hurt, officials told AP. The pilot was later reported by local media to have died of his wounds whilst in hospital.

Spain Aerobatic Plane Crash Video

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