He is found the morning of Jan. 19th. on the taxiway with the engine of the airplane still running.

Cause of Death? = Well, this astute fellow decided that for whatever reason, he should SET THE PARKING BRAKE on the airplane, LEAVE IT RUNNING, EXIT THE AIRPLANE (which at hearing that anyone who is or has been a pilot goes - "WHAT!?!")and THEN - HE PROCEDES TO THE FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE which is where the metal propeller blades are rotating at approx. 800-1000 RPM. Whoomp! Off With Your Head!

(My co-workers girlfriend works at the flight training school the airplane belongs to - she was supposed to be flying in the airplane on the morning of the 19th. She got to work and saw she had been taken off of the schedule. When she asked her boss about it he told her what had happened)

Refer to: http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=13782344&BRD=1817&PAG=461&dept_id=544934&rfi=6

Submitted on 01/20/2005

Submitted by: Andrew Hart
Reference: Casa Grande Valley News 01/20

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Jack said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
Yep, flight checking an aircraft with the engine running will do the job every time.

Daniel said:
Maybe Toss: Other
I'd like a little more info on this one, but getting out of the cockpit with the engine running is certainly not recommended.

Charles said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
Not a lot of information in the newspaper story, but it certainly does look Darwin-worthy to me...

Kelly said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
Here's a better news article http://cgtimes.com/print.php?sid=227&POSTNUKESID=49db858adc74d441cb209c965af17459

Tracy said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
Yep - someone with his training should have known better - needs re-writing to make it more humourous, but it has potential!!!

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