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Almost 200 banner planes have crashed

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Nicholas Baer, 12, planned to spend his Fourth of July body boarding with friends at Carlsbad State Beach, but plans changed about an hour into the visit. There’s been a plane crash, a family friend told the boy’s mother on the phone. “I think he got hit in the head by the propeller,” the friend said. The aircraft was a Piper PA18 towing an advertising banner, and a federal report about the crash is expected this week. Meanwhile, U-T Watchdog decided to check and see how common such crashes are. (www.sandiegouniontribune.com) Mais...

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Wow what a deal a dog watch did a story on known facts. Towing a banner has risks wonder what they will dig up next for fodder to use as a story. Over how many years were there crashes doing this?

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