I remember like yesterday . Like I said flys thru goal post ( crowd chairs ) banks to our left then nose dived into crowd . Everyone was laughing at 1st . Then we see I guy stand on his seat waving for help . The actual ambulance ( red) drives on field and takes guy away .
If you got nothing to do here’s the article;
Fan Hurt by Model Plane At Halftime at Shea Dies; Disregard Charged
By Sheila Rule
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December 15, 1979, Page 29
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One of two spectators struck by model airplane flown by remote control as part of a halftime show during a New York Jets football game in Shea Stadium last Sunday has died of his injuries.
There are no Federal regulations governing the flight of model airplanes, but witnesses said the model was being flown without regard to an “advisory circular” put out by the Federal Aviation Administration that recommends that such planes not be flown in heavily populated areas.
John Bowen, 20 years old of Nashua, N.H., died at New York Hospital Thursday of an injury suffered when the model plane crashed in the crowded stands. Mr. Bowen was struck in the head and badly cut. He underwent surgery Sunday night at Booth Memorial Medical Center in Flushing, Queens, before being transferred to New York Hospital.
The other injured spectator, Kevin Rourke, 25, of Lynn, Mass., suffered a concussion in the incident. He was listed in satisfactory condition yesterday at Booth Memorial.
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“They were sending those things right over the crowds,” said a witness, Ray Warner of Montclair, N.J. Mr. Warner attended the game, between the Jets and the New England Patriots, with a friend, Frank F. E. Bartholomew, also of Montclair. “I had an aisle seat near an exit and I had it in my mind that if it came near me, I would run,” Mr. Warner said.
“It seemed so stupid, so sick, to send this thing over these people.”
The model‐plane show was put on by the Electronic Eagles of the Radio Controlled Association of Greater New York.
Mr. Warner, who was seated in the deck above Mr. Bowen and Mr. Rourke, said that the planes, several of which were on display, were flown directly over the heads of some of the 45,000 spectators in the stadium. The one that crashed nose‐dived into the stands after circling the stadium, hitting about five rows behind the Patriots’ bench along the thirdbase line.
Earlier in the show, Mr. Warner said, one of the planes had crashed on the football field.
The 15‐minute show included simulated aerial dogfights and planes made in novel shapes.
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Philip Cushman, a Brooklyn auto collision repairman who had built and was guiding the model plane by radio from the ground, refused to comment. Officials of the Electronic Eagles could not be, reached.
Model plane enthusiasts could recall no similar accident. The flight shows at Shea Stadium had been looked on as way of promoting the sport as safe. The two‐foot plane, made mostly of metal, was called the “Flying Lawnmower.”
No Federal regulations cover modelplane flying, although the Federal Aviation Administration has issued an “advisory circular” recommending procedures if such planes are flown close to an airport. A regional official of the agency said he foresaw no restrictions because of the “extreme” difficulty in enforcing. such rules.
“I don't think the F.A.A. on a broad program could control it,” said the agency official at Kennedy Airport. “Model planes are flown all over the country; who knows how many are doing it? Model airplane flying could be done by a youngster of any age or an oldster of any age.
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“Regulations would be extremely difficult to control or enforce.”
Jets Offer Sympathy
A spokesman for the Jets organization, which has presented model air shows at halftime during games for three years, declined to talk about the shows or the safety of the planes.
“The only statement we have at this time is that we are deeply saddened by the death of John Bowen,” said Ed Wisneski, assistant director of public relations for the Jets, “and have expressed our sympathy and grief to his family.”
A spokesman for the hospital said the Medical Examiner's office would determine the cause of Mr. Bowen's death.
Mr. Bowen had gone to the game with his 19‐year‐old brother, Timothy, and was on his first trip to New York. A friend of Mr. Bowen's family, reached at his home in Nashua, said he was unsure whether the victim's parents, James and Constance Bowen, would take any legal action.
Mr. Bowen's funeral will be Monday in Nashua.
