Reporter Killed Doing Story on Hang Gliding
A newspaper reporter working on a story about hang gliding and an instructor were killed Thursday when their glider plunged to the ground as it was being towed in preparation for release, officials said.
The state Highway Patrol identified the victims as C. Scott Beyer, 36, the instructor, and his passenger, Nick Adams, 33, a feature writer for the Springfield News-Sun. Both lived in Yellow Springs.
Trooper Robert Vanderwissel said the Federal Aviation Administration was asked to determine if it had the authority to investigate the crash of an unlicensed aircraft.
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