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Man killed by prop

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Pilot killed - struck by prop starting his 1949 Aeronca at K6G4 (Wynkoop Airport) (www.10tv.com) More...

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joelwiley
joel wiley 1
N33778, a little more info here:
http://www.thekathrynreport.com/2017/06/aeronca-65-ca-champ-n33778-fatal.html

According to the Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Larry Hoover, 79, was hand-propping his 1941 Aeronca 65-CA fixed-wing plane Saturday afternoon when he was struck by the propeller blades.


According to the FAA registration site, the registration expired 4/30/2017
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N33778

RIP
bentwing60
bentwing60 2
He was four years older than his airplane gang. A sad story to read, but not exactly an in explicable one. RIP!
chris13
Chris Bryant 2
Edit: 1941 Aeronca.

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