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Where: Willow Airport, AK
When: Dec 31, 2009
Who: 71 year old pilot Curtis Green of Wasilla
Why: 200 feet above the ground, the piper’s engine quit. The pilot attempted a landing, but flipped. There was no fire, and the pilot was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
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