NORFOLK, Va. — Rob Holland, a famed aerobatic pilot who wowed airshow crowds and championship judges with tight spirals, meticulous loops and inventive sequences in the sky, has died in a plane crash.

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010, pilots Jack Knutson, flying an Extra 300 S, center left in red, and Rob Holland, flying a MX2, pass over downtown Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, ...

Based on initial gatherings, the plane crashed while "on approach" to the Langley Air Force Base in Hampton. Famed stunt pilot Rob Holland was killed when his MX Aircraft MXS plane crashed on approach ...

Rob Holland's plane crashed at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. He was known for flying the all-carbon-fiber MXS-RH. Holland earned his pilot's license as a teenager. This story was updated to ...

This 2024 photo provided by the International Aerobatic Club of Oshkosh, Wis., shows Rob Holland. (Lorrie Penner/International Aerobatic Club of Oshkosh, Wis. via AP) NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Rob Holland, ...