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

Coleman was an aerobatic flight instructor for actors in the 2022 motion picture, "Top Gun: Maverick," where he flew more than 100 flights preparing actors to fly in Navy F-18 Hornets.

Charles Thomas “Chuck” Coleman was a flight instructor who prepared actors for the 2022 action movie “Top Gun: Maverick,” which starred Tom Cruise and Miles Teller.

Maverick" actor Miles Teller shared his experience training with pilot Chuck Coleman in a social media post on Monday, Oct. 21.

Charles Thomas "Chuck" Coleman was killed Sunday when his Extra Flugzeugbau EA300 crashed during an airshow in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

An experienced stunt pilot was killed when his plane crashed during a New Mexico air show. Charles Thomas “Chuck” Coleman was the only person on board a monoplane when it crashed during the Las Cruces Air and Space Expo.

An incident involving a single airplane crash that left one person dead was reported at the Las Cruces Air and Space Expo Sunday, Oct. 20. New Mexico State Police, as well as the National Transportation Safety Board,