Major Accidents That Happened On The Set of a Film

Top Gun

This movie was the catalyst for Tom Cruise’s legendary Hollywood career. Top Gun was full of machismo, flashy behavior, and high octane action from start to finish, but with that imagery comes the risk and potential for catastrophic failure. Hired stunt pilot Art School was attempting a flat spin for one of the conclusive scenes of the movie. The pilot was unable to recover from his spin and ended up plummeting to the Earth below, crashing his plane from nearly 3,000 ft in the air. 

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