Noah Joraanstad is one of hundreds of spectators who ran for their lives as a vintage airplane came hurtling towards them at a Reno air show. The deadly explosion occurred just 25 feet from where he was standing. The commuter pilot from Alaska was hit in the back by shrapnel which require surgery to remove.

 

 

 

"It just missed all my important organs and arteries and my spine. So like I said, I'm very blessed."

 

 

 

At a church just blocks from the crash site, a pastor rushed to the scene after the accident to pray over the bodies of those who died.

 

 

 

"It is, at this time, a moment of silence for those who lost their lives."

 

 

 

A makeshift memorial popped up just outside the crash site. Many fans of the event wanted it to continue next year. Even though some say there's little that can be done to guarantee spectator safety.

 

 

 

"A good matter if they move the planes back, a mile, it will still be possible for a plane to lose control, wherever the crowd is, to crash into it."

 

 

 

Joraanstad also says these races should be allowed to continue.

 

 

 

"You know, it's just tragic. But, you know, I don't have any anger towards anybody and I would go to another air show".

 

 

 

Investigators recovered a portion of the tail of the plane, and still believe mechanical failure is most likely a blame for the crash.

 

 

 

Haven Daley, the Associated Press, Reno, Nevada.