Small Plane Hits Photographer At Tigard Air Strip
Apr 30, 2012 6:52 a.m.
TIGARD, Ore.—A small plane landing at an air strip in Tigard struck a photographer on the ground Sunday with a wing and knocked him unconscious.
The Washington County sheriff's office says emergency responders took the the photographer, 64-year-old Danny Oothoudt of Gresham, to Oregon Health & Science University Hospital in Portland where he was listed in stable condition.
The sheriff's office says the pilot, 59-year-old Timothy Akers of Portland, struck the photographer while taxiing his ultra-light kit plane on the private grass runway.
Small Plane Hits Photographer At Tigard Air Strip
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Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:38 pm
Duh.....
Mon Apr 30, 2012 2:08 pm
Re: Small Plane Hits Photographer At Tigard Air Strip
I wonder what airport it was?
How stupid.
How stupid.
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Re: Small Plane Hits Photographer At Tigard Air Strip
Scolopax wrote:Similar trick. I wonder if this the same guy?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu7hCoc9X5Y
Here's the 10-year anniversary video from the chap who had the "disagreement with a light aircraft."
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