Chuck Coleman, who died in a crash of a small plane during a New Mexico air show, was an accomplished pilot who had given lessons to the cast of a "Top Gun" movie.

Charles "Chuck" Coleman - who had more than 10,000 hours flight time - was performing a death-defying stunt over New Mexico on Sunday when his aircraft lost speed and he plummeted to the ground

Charles Thomas ‘Chuck’ Coleman, a renowned aerobatic pilot who worked as a flight instructor on the hit blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick, was tragically killed in a plane crash on Sunday in New Mexico.