bees revenge
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:10 pm
from Fox news
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. -- Wood County authorities say the pilot of a crop-dusting helicopter crashed after a bee got sucked into the cockpit and stung him.
Deputy Ted Ashbeck says the chopper was only four feet off the ground, and the pilot was unhurt when the tail rotor smashed into the ground Friday.
Ashbeck says the pilot was spraying a cranberry marsh, where beehives are set up to promote pollination. As the helicopter flew above the hives, at least one bee was sucked inside.
Sixty-five-year-old Terry Solf of Aline, Oklahoma told investigators the bee stung him, diverting his attention just long enough for him to crash. No one else was aboard.
Solf says he's flown helicopters for more than 30 years.
Ashbeck says the chopper was "pretty banged up."
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. -- Wood County authorities say the pilot of a crop-dusting helicopter crashed after a bee got sucked into the cockpit and stung him.
Deputy Ted Ashbeck says the chopper was only four feet off the ground, and the pilot was unhurt when the tail rotor smashed into the ground Friday.
Ashbeck says the pilot was spraying a cranberry marsh, where beehives are set up to promote pollination. As the helicopter flew above the hives, at least one bee was sucked inside.
Sixty-five-year-old Terry Solf of Aline, Oklahoma told investigators the bee stung him, diverting his attention just long enough for him to crash. No one else was aboard.
Solf says he's flown helicopters for more than 30 years.
Ashbeck says the chopper was "pretty banged up."