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    North Carolina man hit by plane while riding lawn mower

    Didn't see a thread on this. Is it wrong for me to giggle?

    http://www.wkrn.com/story/25350612/n...le-mowing-yard


    A man riding a lawn mower was seriously injured after he was hit by a small plane.

    The incident happened Saturday at North Carolina?s Taylorsville Airport.

    The NY Daily News reports the pilot, 84-year-old Edward Sisson, was flying in from Crossville, Tennessee and was trying to touch down on a grassy landing strip. Sisson ended up hitting John Ruffy, 74, as he rode a lawn mower going in the same direction.

    Ruffy?s hand was severed by the plane?s propeller, and he was airlifted to a nearby hospitalized where he remains in critical condition. Sisson was not injured.

    Officials said the airport is privately owned and does not have a traffic control operator.

    The National Transportation and Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the incident. No charges have been filed in the case.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Music View Post
    Didn't see a thread on this. Is it wrong for me to giggle?

    http://www.wkrn.com/story/25350612/n...le-mowing-yard


    A man riding a lawn mower was seriously injured after he was hit by a small plane.

    The incident happened Saturday at North Carolina?s Taylorsville Airport.

    The NY Daily News reports the pilot, 84-year-old Edward Sisson, was flying in from Crossville, Tennessee and was trying to touch down on a grassy landing strip. Sisson ended up hitting John Ruffy, 74, as he rode a lawn mower going in the same direction.

    Ruffy?s hand was severed by the plane?s propeller, and he was airlifted to a nearby hospitalized where he remains in critical condition. Sisson was not injured.

    Officials said the airport is privately owned and does not have a traffic control operator.

    The National Transportation and Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the incident. No charges have been filed in the case.
    I think 84 years old is too old to be flying a plane

    Did he not see the dude on the riding lawn mower?

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    Sadly, there is no mandatory maximum age for piloting as long as they pass a physical. Poor dude on the mower.
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    OMG, he mowed down the old guy, poor thing.

    fuck...I just earned another reserved spot in hell.

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