At about 05:50 EST, a pilot was killed while hand-propping a Beech C35 at London-Corbin Airport-MaGee Field. A witness heard an engine start, then quit. He then heard it crank a few more times. He looked out the door of his office, and saw the pilot get out of his airplane. The witness began to walk toward the airplane, when he saw the pilot begin to hand-prop it. The engine fired, and the propeller spun, hitting the pilot.
Nov. 25, London, Ky. / Beech C35 Bonanza
At about 05:50 EST, a pilot was killed while hand-propping a Beech C35 at London-Corbin Airport-MaGee Field. A witness heard an engine start, then quit. He then heard it crank a few more times. He looked out the door of his office, and saw the pilot get out of his airplane. The witness began to walk toward the airplane, when he saw the pilot begin to hand-prop it. The engine fired, and the propeller spun, hitting the pilot....
Key Takeaways:
- A pilot was fatally struck by a propeller while hand-propping a Beech C35 aircraft at London-Corbin Airport.
- The incident occurred after the engine had initially started and then quit, prompting the pilot to attempt a manual restart.
- During the hand-propping attempt, the engine fired, causing the propeller to spin and fatally injure the pilot.
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