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Man hit in head by airplane propeller dies

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Published: Jan. 30, 2012 at 7:04 PM

EL CAJON, Calif., Jan. 30 (UPI) -- A man was fatally injured Monday when he was hit in the head by an airplane's propeller at a Southern California airport, authorities said.

Ian Gregor, spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, told the Los Angeles Times the accident occurred about 8:30 a.m. at Gillespie Field in El Cajon, San Diego County.

Gregor said the man apparently was trying to hand-crank the Piper Cherokee plane when he was struck. He was taken to a hospital where he died a short time later.

The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board were to investigate.

Topics: Ian Gregor
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