An aircraft, fighter jet FBC-1, also known as a Flying Leopard, crashed Friday morning during an air show in Pucheng county, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. There are no reports of casualties, and witnesses said they saw the pilot was ejected before the bomber fell. [Photo/Xinhua]

A pilot who went missing in a jet crash on Friday during an air show in northwest China was confirmed dead on Saturday.

A plane crashed to the ground after finishing its performance at 10:47 a.m. Friday in Pucheng County during a three-day air show, which is a part of the International General Aviation Convention 2011 in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi Province. 

The dead pilot was seated in the front of the plane, while the plane's second pilot survived by ejecting from the plane before the crash, according to Jin qiansheng, an official from the Yanliang National Aviation Hign-tech Industrial Base.

The surviving pilot, who sustained no serious injuries, is currently being examined at a local hospital, Jin said.

The plane has been identified as an FBC-1 fighter jet, also known as a Flying Leopard, which is manufactured by the Xi'an Aircraft Industry Corp.

Jin said the jet is not currently in service, but was invited to the show by an institute affiliated with the Aviation Industry Corporation of China.

"Whatever setbacks and problems we encounter, we must proceed without hesitation," Jin said.

There have been no reports of deaths on the ground in connection with the crash.

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