Shot wing off own plane 
2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance
Here is an "Honorable mention" since it appears that the pilot and passenger survived (although one can hope that the serious injuries that they received include their reproductive organs thereby qualifying them as winners). The rest is the FAA accident report which I'll let speak for itself.
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Report created 03/26/2002
Record 2
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 22EV
ake/Model: PA18
Description: PA-18 Super Cub (L-18C, L-21,
Date: 03/25/2002
Time: 1430
Event Type: Accident
Highest Injury: Serious
id Air: N
issing: N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: GLASGOW
State: MT
Country: US
DESCRIPTION
ACFT PASSENGER ACCIDENTLY DISCHARGED HIS SHOTGUN WHILE COYOTE HUNTING AND
SHOT THE RIGHT WING OF THE ACFT, THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED, AND THE 2
POB SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, GLASGOW, MT.
INJURY DATA
Total Fatal:
0
# Crew:
1
Fat:
0
Ser:
1
in:
0
Unk:
# Pass:
1
Fat:
0
Ser:
1
in:
0
Unk:
# Grnd:
Fat:
0
Ser:
0
in:
0
Unk:
WEATHER: METAR GGW 251356Z 11018KT 10SM CLR M13/M16 A3014
OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure
Phase: Unknown
Operation: General Aviation
Departed: UNKN
Dep Date:
Dep. Time:
Destination: UNKN
Flt Plan: UNK
Wx Briefing: U
Last Radio Cont: UNKN
Last Clearance: UNKN
FAA FSDO: HELENA, MT (NM05)
Entry date: 03/26/2002 Submitted on 03/26/2002
Submitted by:
Jim Bodwin
Reference:
FAA Accident reports 3/26/2002
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