A pilot survived being hit by a propeller while trying to turn on a plane at Massachusetts' Norwood Memorial Airport on Thursday, officials said.
The pilot, who was not identified, was trying to hand-start a Piper PA-28 small plane about 8:25 p.m. when they were hurt, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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The person was seriously injured but is expected to survive, according to the Norwood Fire Department, which took the person to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.
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