The video TheBlaze brought you of a plane messing up its final landing and narrowly missing a group of spectators flanking the runway for its arrival has nothing on a new video that is making its rounds on the Web.
The video shows a private airplane flying at high speeds downward towards a runway barely missing a person on a four-wheeler. It has been posted and reposted to YouTube at least a half a dozen times racking up thousands of hits. Still, there are a lot of questions surrounding the video but there’s an honest-to-goodness answer as to 1) why someone was on a runway and 2) why a plane flew so close to them.

(Image: YouTube screenshot)
Reports of where the event took place have begun to vary as the video went viral. AOL’s Buzz 60 states it took place in France (even though the videographer speaks English) while other videos state it was taken at an airport in Lancaster, Texas, about 20 minutes away from Dallas.
The video claiming to be the original posted by the YouTube user ThoseCrazyTexans states that the plane was going 200 miles per hour.

(Image: YouTube screenshot)

(Image: YouTube screenshot)

(Image: YouTube screenshot)
Some in comments on the videos are questioning whether the encounter ever really happened though (making accusations of video editing). The clues suggesting this mentioned by some are the fact that the person on the four-wheeler didn’t try to flee or swerve out of the way themselves nor did the videographer.
Turns out though, the video seems to be real. The Smoking Gun reported the event was the work of the Texas-based group Team Stunters. The Smoking Gun identifies the “extreme aerobatic pilot” as 43-year-old Jason Newburg.
On Twitter, Team Stunters calls it a “practice session” for shows this weekend.
Even though the stunt was a planned and expected event, it’s clear by the videographer’s screams that they weren’t quite prepared for what they were going to witness.
Watch the stunt for yourself: (Note: some strong language):






















































































































Atrum Angelis
Jan. 23, 2013 at 5:07pmMy favourite video of a guy being scared by a flyby is this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMmAH9bZgXY
Plus, it’s a Spitfire. Love the sound of that engine.
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GRINTSUM
Jan. 23, 2013 at 3:43pmCandidates for the Darwin Award training for their moment in the news cycle.
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Frederick_Douglass_Republican
Jan. 23, 2013 at 3:10pmFlew much closer to the cameraman than the guy on the four wheeler
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Silvertruth
Jan. 23, 2013 at 3:53pmThat was my take on it too.
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Gargent_Furball
Jan. 23, 2013 at 2:55pmwish I was the pilot.
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THX-1138
Jan. 23, 2013 at 2:54pmI bet he could pick up a few extra bucks flying low, fast and at night down south somewhere. For the Feds…
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Tacit Eagle
Jan. 23, 2013 at 2:32pmNice steady hand on that camera.
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Guitar Master
Jan. 23, 2013 at 2:21pmzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
From THE REPORTER
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More stupid stuff from Scott Baker and his staff. It’s an insult to our intelligence.
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TX_45_ACP
Jan. 23, 2013 at 6:14pmAre you so self-centered that you think their job is to please you only? Some people like this stuff. Whiner.
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term limits for congress
Jan. 23, 2013 at 2:18pmMust be one of those Boeing Dreamliners with all the smoke coming out.
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Arshloch
Jan. 23, 2013 at 12:58pmThis was a set up. Try witnessing that the smoke generator is in operation. Play it again Louie.
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banjarmon
Jan. 23, 2013 at 12:54pmI have CLEAN SHORTS for SALE!!!
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KernelOfTruth
Jan. 23, 2013 at 12:12pm“1) why someone was on a runway and 2) why a plane flew so close to them.”
Did nobody notice the plane was blowing a smoke trail? duh…
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coyote1hell
Jan. 23, 2013 at 10:52amWhat about the vehicle that took the video, close call for it also….
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DeOppressoLiber
Jan. 23, 2013 at 11:13amAs low and faster French Mirage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLXhPoxytsM
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anothercomment
Jan. 23, 2013 at 10:45amI love watching acrobatic planes (Pitts Special are my favorite); the more hours and practice the pilot has, the lower the altitude to the runway the can fly (certification is required). I’ve never seen a stunt like this, hope I never do. Even an extraordinarily experienced pilot can make a mistake; I do not see endangering two lives instead of one as ‘entertainment’. Q: why was this screaming sissy on the runway?
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TROONORTH
Jan. 23, 2013 at 10:34amClean-up on runway 34! Clean-up on runway 34!
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Tickdog
Jan. 23, 2013 at 10:26amwow that little plane is fast!
i want one!
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bobfrommosinee
Jan. 23, 2013 at 10:17amIt’s a Air Show stunt, Been a standard gag since the barn stormers started doing air show after WWI.
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tightline
Jan. 23, 2013 at 10:03amthat was the sound of poop going to the pants!!!! Adrenaline really is brown…
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piplovestheUSA
Jan. 23, 2013 at 9:56amI got a Roku to watch the Blaze. One of the free stations is Break.com. I watch these videos on Break and then a few days later I see them on the Blaze.com. Time and time again. So much of this site is a waste of my time. I don’t know why I like wasting my time but I guess I do.
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blanco5
Jan. 23, 2013 at 9:46amJust imagine which one would have been sued if the plane hit them.
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Zipit
Jan. 23, 2013 at 9:43amProfessional stunt plane! Completely staged!!!!!
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1HonestInjun
Jan. 23, 2013 at 9:55amYes
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Gonzo
Jan. 23, 2013 at 10:00amRoger.
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Zipit
Jan. 23, 2013 at 10:12amVery cool however!
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Zipit
Jan. 23, 2013 at 10:15amHere ya go Gonzo! http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=NfDUkR3DOFw&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DNfDUkR3DOFw
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