BLOOMSBURG – A helicopter pilot from Birdsboro is dead after officials say he walked into the aircraft’s spinning rotor while giving rides at Pennsylvania’s largest fair.
Organizers say 69-year-old Carl Enlow died after being hit by the rotor Friday night at the Bloomsburg Fair.
Enlow was a member of the Birdsboro Rotary, which offered condolences to his family on its Facebook page Sunday night.
The fair’s superintendent of police and parking says the helicopter was refueling when Enlow went back to speak to the pilot who relieved him.
Bill Barratt said Enlow’s hat blew off his head and he was struck by the rotor when he reached for it.
Barratt says Enlow was an experienced pilot who flew helicopters in the military.
He was airlifted to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, where he was pronounced dead, according to authorities.
Montour County Coroner Scott Lynn told the Bloomsburg Press-Enterprise Enlow’s death is under investigation. He did not immediately return a phone message from The Associated Press.
