Physical Address
304 North Cardinal St.
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
The 50 -year -old Airshow Rob Holland pilot died Thursday in an airplane accident at the base of Langley Air Force in Virginia, according to the authorities and its social media accounts.
The leaflet was to perform on Saturday and Sunday in the Air Power on Hampton Roads Air show.
An MX plane crashed Thursday morning as he was trying to land at Hampton’s base, said Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in a statement. Only the pilot was on board.
Although the FAA did not identify the victim, Rob Holland Aerosports confirmed that he was Holland Facebook.
“It is with the heaviest hearts that I share that Rob Holland lost my life today, on April 24, 2025, in an accident in Langley AFB,” said the social media position.
Friday, Rob Holland Aerosports did not respond to the request for additional comments.
The cause of the accident is unknown and the National Transportation Safety Board conducts the investigation.
The plane descended for a routine landing and did no acrobatic maneuver when it crashed, said Airfriend’s Air Safety Researcher Dan Boggs.
Although NTSB and Air Force officials did not identify Holland as the victim, Boggs offered condolences to the family and friends of the “well -known pilot”.
“The aviation world has really lost a legend, a hero and even more, a great human being,” said Colonel Matthew Altman at the Friday’s press conference.
Holland was an aerial aerial artist with a career covering two decades. He owned a record of 12 national consecutive American aerobatics championships and was the champion on the defeat in the world of freestyle, said his biography.
The highest distinction was granted among the air performance pilots, the Scholl Award for Showmanship art in 2012 by the International Council for Air Show.
Originally from New England, the Holland website said it first obtained its pilot license and began to pilot acrobatics in adolescence. He graduated from Daniel Webster College in 1997 with diplomas in aeronautical management / airways and aviation flight operations.
Holland has spent more than 15,000 hours in the air in more than 180 types of planes.
“One of my goals is to get aerobatics to the next level,” said Holland on his website. “I want to push the limits of what can be done.”
Holland has piloted an MXS-RH plane in performance, described as an “advanced aerobatic masterpiece” on its website. The plane was built by MX aircraft in North Carolina with design modifications suggested by Holland, including a cockpit presented to its exact specifications.
Altman said the base was proceeding to the air show after consulting the NTSB.
“We hope it is also a tribute to his inheritance and really to his magic in the air,” said Altman.
