The Beaver Beacon publishes a “Charmed Pilot” follow-up about Paul Eddy, 1967

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Event

Date: circa 1967-12
Kind: Occurrence
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: aviationwildlifecommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The December 1967 Beaver Beacon followed Paul Eddy’s November plane crash with accounts of a prior serious automobile accident and a later landing in which a deer struck the same type of aircraft.

Evidence and limits

This is a follow-up newspaper anecdote, not an accident-investigation file, aircraft record, or wildlife record.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, December 1967, “Charmed Pilot.”
Reports Paul Eddy's earlier serious automobile accident and a later landing in which a deer struck the same type of twin-engine Beechcraft; neither later incident caused reported aircraft or pilot damage, but the deer was killed. This is a follow-up newspaper anecdote, not an accident-investigation or wildlife record.
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Beaver Beacon, December 1967, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published follow-up account; it does not establish dates, aircraft registrations, or official incident records.
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Beaver Island Archive, “The Beaver Beacon publishes a “Charmed Pilot” follow-up about Paul Eddy, 1967”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-charmed-pilot-paul-eddy-1967/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1967, “Charmed Pilot.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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