On 27 July 2002, 84 people were killed and over 100 injured at an airshow in Sknyliv airport near Lviv, Ukraine. A Ukrainian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27 aircraft crashed during an aerobatics presentation. It was the world's worst airshow disaster to date.
The aircraft, flown by two experienced pilots, entered a rolling manouevre with a downward trajectory at too low an altitude; having rolled upright once more the aircraft was still descending rapidly and the left wing dropped shortly before the aircraft hit the ground, at which point the crew initiated ejection. The aircraft flattened out initially, skidding over the ground towards stationary aircraft, strike a glancing blow against the nose of a large transport aircraft before beginning to explode and cartwheel into the crowd of spectators. Both pilots survived with minor injuries from the ejection and landed just feet away from the transport aircraft. (Source Wikipedia)
This video shows what looks like a montage of clips of the moment of impact although there is no blood and guts in this video.
YouTube - SU-27 Jet-fighter Crash at Ukraine Air Show
However, a longer version which includes very disturbing footage of the aftermath can be seen here YouTube - SU27 crash into crowd at Ukraine airshow (Extended). You have been warned.
Read more:
Sknyliv (Ukraine) airshow disaster - Wikipedia
BBC News - Ukraine jet crashes at air show
CNN.com - Ukraine mourns airshow dead
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