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You have an airplane running around out there wild. We were chasing it, then it was chasing us."

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CONNELLSVILLE, Pa. —A pilot was injured when his antique plane began spinning out of control Wednesday morning at Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport. The man was preparing to take off in the plane when he got out to hand turn the propeller, but did not put the throttle in idle. "The engine started at a much higher RPM than it should have, with enough power to override the brakes," said Gary Sobek, who was preparing to fly out on his own plane. (www.wtae.com) More...

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