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

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 aerobatics flight instructor. The actor took to social media to remember the late pilot who was killed in a plane crash at Las Cruces International Airport. “RIP Chuck Coleman. Chuck was our aerobatics flight instructor and instrumental in our preparation for Top Gun:

Charles T. “Chuck” Coleman, who worked with Tom Cruise as a flight instructor on Top Gun: Maverick, has died in a plane crash.

Flight instructor and aerospace engineer Chuck Coleman, who worked on Tom Cruise-led Top Gun: Maverick, has passed away in a plane crash, leaving his friends and family devastated. Following Coleman’s death,

Charles T. “Chuck” Coleman was a “a well known and respected engineer, aerobatic and test pilot," authorities said

This article contains mention of death. Miles Teller only has humble words when it comes to talking about the Top Gun: Maverick flight instructor Charles Coleman. Per reports, Coleman had passed away in a plane crash on October 20,

As more tributes are shared about the pilot who died during the Las Cruces Air and Space Expo over the weekend, a Hollywood actor took to social media to remember Charles "Chuck" Coleman.