One pilot died and another was uninjured after the midair collision of two warbirds in Lancaster, California early Sunday afternoon. The FAA confirmed the Yak 52 and Nanchang CJ6 came together over the city and the planes both came down in developed areas. The CJ6 pilot died at the scene and the Yak pilot reportedly walked away without a scratch.
Looking at the news videos from last night, it appears both should have been survivable, even walk-aways. One might speculate there was a medical condition involved in the fatality.
My bad (sort of). It turns out the original news report had reversed the fatality aircraft, indicating the pilot who died had been flying the virtually intact craft.