Pilot killed by propeller after starting engine

Associated Press

MOUNT VERNON, OHIO

Authorities say an Ohio man has been killed after being struck by the propeller of his plane after starting its engine.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol says Larry Hoover, 79, was struck by the propeller of the single-engine plane around 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Wynkoop Airport near Mount Vernon in Knox County. Hoover was from Millersport in Fairfield County.

The airport is about 45 miles northeast of downtown Columbus.