North Carolina man hit by plane while riding lawn mower

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North Carolina man hit by plane while riding lawn mower

Posted: Apr 26, 2014 7:40 PM CDTUpdated: Apr 26, 2014 08:33 PM

 

A man riding a lawn mower was hit by a small plane. (Courtesy: NY Daily News)

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TAYLORSVILLE, NC -A  man was hit by a small plane while he was on a riding lawn mower.

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. 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.

*NY Daily News contributed to this report.