Found the pilot
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In 1971 I was a Dallas policeman working the evening shift (3:00pm - 11:00pm) in early summer. Near the end of the shift a call came out at Redbird Airport regarding a young boy who was beheaded while riding his mini-bike down the runway. The runway was dark and he was struck by one of the propellers of a twin engine plane that was landing. After the the shift ended I learned the details of the accident from the officers that answered the call. In 1986 I boarded a Southwest Airlines flight from Dallas to San Antonio at Love Field. The plane was packed but I found a seat. As the plane began taxiing I struck up a conversation with the gentleman sitting next to me. After a short time our conversation turned to aviation and I told him the story about the decapitated boy riding the mini-bike 15 years earlier. He looked at said and said "You're not going to believe this, but I was flying that plane".
Date submitted:Wed, 24 Feb 2016 05:15:21 +0000Coincidence ID:8438
