Key takeaways:
- Samantha Hayes, 27, was killed after being hit by a small plane at the Broken Bow Airport in Oklahoma.
- The pilot, James Baxter, 70, tried to pull up and fly over her, but she was hit by a wing.
- The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is currently investigating the incident to determine if any charges should be filed against the pilot.
On Friday afternoon, tragedy struck at the Broken Bow Airport in Oklahoma when a woman was killed after being hit by a small plane.
Samantha Hayes, 27, was working for the city of Broken Bow’s parks department and was on a lawn mower when the pilot of a 1972 Bonanza A36 landed on the runway around 2:30 p.m. The pilot, James Baxter, 70, descended the plane, landed and saw Hayes on the lawn mower after touching the runway.
Baxter told investigators he saw Hayes after touching down on the runway and tried to pull up and fly over her, but she was hit by a wing, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said. Hayes was struck in the head and died at the scene.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is currently investigating the incident to determine if any charges should be filed against the pilot. “Did the pilot do anything wrong or was this just unavoidable?” OHP spokesperson Sarah Stewart said Monday.
The Broken Bow Airport is a small airport located in McCurtain County, Oklahoma. The incident is still under investigation and no further information is available at this time.
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