Plane Shooting Under Investigation
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Posted: 3:56 PM Jun 14, 2009
Plane Shooting Under Investigation
Police believe someone shot at a plane while it was flying between Parkersburg and Ravenswood.
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PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - The Wood County Sheriff's Office is investigating the shooting of a small private plane that was flying between Parkersburg and Ravenswood.

Sheriff Jeff Sandy says police don't know much at this point other than that the shooting happened either in Wood County or Jackson County.

The Cessna 172 was hit in the wing on May 31, although the plane's owner didn't notice it for several days. No one was injured and the flight wasn't affected.

Terry Moore, manager of the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport, says it was a matter of luck that the flight wasn't seriously imperiled.


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Posted by: DOH Girl on Jun 18, 2009 at 08:26 AM

The hilljack comment posted below shows that persons intelligence!
Posted by: hollie on Jun 15, 2009 at 10:58 AM

i must be missing something. if the owner didn't notice it until several days later, how do they know when it was hit and that it was hit while flying?
Posted by: George on Jun 15, 2009 at 06:05 AM

A Cessna 150 was shot a few years ago while flying in the Parkersburg area. The instructor and student pilot heard the impact and landed safely. It was reported to authorities. I never heard of anything more about it.
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