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On July 27, 2012, a flight of four rv aircraft were returning home from the oshkosh air show on a leg from jackson, MN (kmjq) to Valentine, NE (vtn). The flight was operated under visual meteorological conditions with a loose formation of ¼ mile between aircraft. As the aircraft approached vtn, the first of the four aircraft made a left base entry to final for runway 14, landed and rolled to the end. The second aircraft, N122JA, flown by privacy data omitted made the left base to final on runway 14 and landed on center line. He then began a left turn to exit the runway at the intersection of runways 14 and 03. Prior to landing, the third aircraft, N766HS was observed making "s - turns" on final to increase spacing with the second aircraft, N122JA. The pilot of the third aircraft said that he was favoring the left side of the runway, and could see the previous aircraft rolling out on the center line of runway 14. As he began to flare for landing he lost sight of the second aircraft and did not know it was making the left turn, off the runway at the intersection. It was at that moment the third aircraft impacted the second aircraft. The pilot of the fourth aircraft observed the collision from the air and landed a short time later without incident. The pilot of the second aircraft sustained fatal injuries, no injuries to the pilot of the third aircraft.