MONROE, Mich. (AP) — A federal investigation says a Michigan pilot attempting a low pass at high speed hit the runway with a propeller, causing his plane to crash in a soccer field and kill him and two passengers.
The National Transportation Safety Board’s report on the March 29, 2011, crash at a Monroe city park also says that 58-year-old pilot Rick E. Howell of LaSalle had the medication hydrocodone in his blood, but its role in the crash is unknown.
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Howell was flying to Custer Airport from a Pennsylvania business meeting with two Conforming Matrix employees, 30-year-old Nathan Brahier of Fremont, Ohio, and 40-year-old Jeremy Tate of Oregon, Ohio.
The Monroe Evening News (http://bit.ly/TPBnDu ) says a propeller struck the surface when Howell made a low pass in the six-seat Piper aircraft.
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Information from: The Monroe Evening News, http://www.monroenews.com
