What happened
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Accident date 08/27/2010 time: 12:15 edtbeverly municipal airport (bvy)one fatal when N602PS, a czech sport Piper aircraft, Piper sport (LSA) was in the runup area for runway 34 at Beverly, MA. The Piper sport pilots were experienceng a problem locking the canopy. They could only get one side locked but not both sides. There was a new student in the left seat and a CFI privacy data omitted in the right seat. N9184Y, a PA-28-161, Piper warrior was also in the runup area parked directly behind the Piper sport. The CFI in N9184Y (michael raul costales/fatality) noticed his friend in need of help closing and locking the canopy on the Piper sport. Mr. Costales opened the door of the Piper warrior (N9184Y) climbed out on the right wing and jumped off the leading edge of the wing and walked directly into the moving propeller (from the rear), killing him instantly. Report from ma state police:michael costales, 30, of privacy data omitted, was killed at about 12:15 this afternoon by a plane propeller on runway 34 at Beverly airport. His death appears to be accidental. Mr. Costales was the head flight instructor for the Beverly flight center, and had been there for the past ten years. Investigators say there was another plane on the runway in front of his having trouble with its canopy, and the student and instructor in that plane were working on it. The victim exited his plane to assist them and was struck by the propeller of his own plane.a 911 call was placed by the student in the first plane and emergency personnel raced to the scene, but the victim was pronounced dead upon their arrival. Those responding to the scene included the Beverly police and fire departments, northeast regional ambulance, Danvers police, state police detectives assigned to the office of essex district attorney jonathan w. blodgett, the Beverly airport commission, the FAA, NTSB, Massachusetts department of transportation/aeronautics, and a cruiser from the Danvers state police barracks. An autopsy will be conducted tomorrow at the office of the chief medical examiner in boston. The ongoing investigation into this tragedy is being conducted by the NTSB and FAA, as well as osha.
As the FAA filed it
ACCIDENT DATE 08/27/2010 TIME: 12:15 EDTBEVERLY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (BVY)ONE FATAL WHEN N602PS, A CZECH SPORT PIPER AIRCRAFT, PIPER SPORT (LSA) WAS IN THE RUNUP AREA FOR RUNWAY 34 AT BEVERLY, MA. THE PIPER SPORT PILOTS WERE EXPERIENCENG A PROBLEM LOCKING THE CANOPY. THEY COULD ONLY GET ONE SIDE LOCKED BUT NOT BOTH SIDES. THERE WAS A NEW STUDENT IN THE LEFT SEAT AND A CFI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN THE RIGHT SEAT. N9184Y, A PA-28-161, PIPER WARRIOR WAS ALSO IN THE RUNUP AREA PARKED DIRECTLY BEHIND THE PIPER SPORT. THE CFI IN N9184Y (MICHAEL RAUL COSTALES/FATALITY) NOTICED HIS FRIEND IN NEED OF HELP CLOSING AND LOCKING THE CANOPY ON THE PIPER SPORT. MR. COSTALES OPENED THE DOOR OF THE PIPER WARRIOR (N9184Y) CLIMBED OUT ON THE RIGHT WING AND JUMPED OFF THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING AND WALKED DIRECTLY INTO THE MOVING PROPELLER (FROM THE REAR), KILLING HIM INSTANTLY. REPORT FROM MA STATE POLICE:MICHAEL COSTALES, 30, OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS KILLED AT ABOUT 12:15 THIS AFTERNOON BY A PLANE PROPELLER ON RUNWAY 34 AT BEVERLY AIRPORT. HIS DEATH APPEARS TO BE ACCIDENTAL.MR. COSTALES WAS THE HEAD FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FOR THE BEVERLY FLIGHT CENTER, AND HAD BEEN THERE FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS. INVESTIGATORS SAY THERE WAS ANOTHER PLANE ON THE RUNWAY IN FRONT OF HIS HAVING TROUBLE WITH ITS CANOPY, AND THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR IN THAT PLANE WERE WORKING ON IT. THE VICTIM EXITED HIS PLANE TO ASSIST THEM AND WAS STRUCK BY THE PROPELLER OF HIS OWN PLANE.A 911 CALL WAS PLACED BY THE STUDENT IN THE FIRST PLANE AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL RACED TO THE SCENE, BUT THE VICTIM WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD UPON THEIR ARRIVAL.THOSE RESPONDING TO THE SCENE INCLUDED THE BEVERLY POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS, NORTHEAST REGIONAL AMBULANCE, DANVERS POLICE, STATE POLICE DETECTIVES ASSIGNED TO THE OFFICE OF ESSEX DISTRICT ATTORNEY JONATHAN W. BLODGETT, THE BEVERLY AIRPORT COMMISSION, THE FAA, NTSB, MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION/AERONAUTICS, AND A CRUISER FROM THE DANVERS STATE POLICE BARRACKS. AN AUTOPSY WILL BE CONDUCTED TOMORROW AT THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER IN BOSTON.THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO THIS TRAGEDY IS BEING CONDUCTED BY THE NTSB AND FAA, AS WELL AS OSHA.
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