A civilian plane that was performing at an air show at Travis Air Force Base crashed Sunday.
No injuries were immediately reported after the incident, which occurred shortly after 2 p.m. at the Solano County, Calif., base, KTVU.com reported. The pilot was attempting a 'cutting the ribbon' maneuver when the biplane crashed on the tarmac.
The crash did not occur near spectators. The pilot's condition was not immediately clear.
Lynn Lunsford of the Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday that the plane was a Stearman biplane. The plane was part of the Thunder Over Solano airshow at Travis Air Force Base in Solano County.
The airshow was canceled shortly afterwards. Travis AFB officials have not yet released a statement about the incident.
The National Transportation Safety Board will head up an investigation and Lunsford says the FAA is already on site and will be a member of the team.
The 1945 plane was registered to the Eddie Andreini Air Shows, Inc. based in Half Moon Bay.
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