Art Scholl, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Art Scholl

American acrobatic pilot

Date of Birth: 24-Dec-1931

Place of Birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Date of Death: 16-Sep-1985

Profession: stunt performer, aircraft pilot

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Arthur Everett Scholl (December 24, 1931 – September 16, 1985) was an American aerobatic pilot, aerial cameraman, flight instructor and educator based in Riverside, Southern California.
He died during the filming of Top Gun when his Pitts S-2 camera plane failed to recover from a spin and plunged into the Pacific Ocean.
Scholl, 53, had entered the spin intentionally in order to capture it on film using on-board cameras.
Observers watched the plane continue to spin as it descended past the planned recovery altitude.
Scholl's last words over the radio were "I have a problem — I have a real problem", after which the plane impacted the ocean about five miles off the coast, near Carlsbad, California.
The exact cause of the crash was never determined.
Neither the aircraft nor Scholl's body were ever recovered.