So here we have some very old footage dating back from August the 26th, 1976, when I was just a wink in a nightclub. The footage shows Richard Wyatt, at the time a news reporter for HTV, which is a regional TV station covering Wales, getting hit by a small plane.
The summer of 1976 saw drought conditions throughout much of the UK, so having finished reporting on the drought in a barren area of parched grassland, the news crew decided to film a time filler about the forthcoming Weston Super-Mare airshow, due to be held the following day.
The aircraft seen in the footage was using the area as a practice site. The idea was that the pilot would fly in very low and drop bags of flour on an ‘X’ in front of the crowd as part of his display routine. The sound engineer thought it would be great to film Richard introducing the airshow while the aircraft did a low pass behind him, releasing the flour on the target.
Unfortunately, although the pilot successfully managed to release the bags of flour, he misjudged his approach and slammed the reporter on the side of the head with his right-hand wing. Richard Wyatt was knocked out cold.
Fortunately, there was an ambulance already on scene in case anything happened to the practicing aircraft, and Richard was packed up and thrown into the back, at this time coming round and mumbling to himself. He spent a night in hospital and was released the next day, unbelievably with only slight cuts and bruising.
In my research for this video, I came across some information regarding the damage caused to the aircraft during this incident. An engineer showed part of the leading edge of the wing (the leading edge is the front-most part of the wing which first meets the air) and it shows that the wooden spar which makes up this component of the wing is totally split and had to be replaced.
Richard Wyatt made a full recovery. He retired from the BBC in 2007 to pursue further academic studies. He is now 65 years old.
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Damn. Too bad there wasn’t a camera angle directly pointed towards him at the time, I would’ve loved to really get the full effect.
in the 1970′s, everything was big. including video cameras. possibly too big for the plane to avoid for a head on shot.
Wheres Tattoo when ya need em! De plane boss de plane!
@headshot, I was wondering the same thing.
Cant stop rewinding that impact.
You know you’re hard headed when the plane’s wing ends up more damaged than you.
As far as planes hitting shit goes, that was barely a tap.
Not many people can say they’ve been hit by a plane and survived though.
Maybe so, but the plane took more damage than him. Pretty crazy if you think about it. I guess in reality it might just be like the impact of him in a UFC match getting a kick to the head. (Maybe)
hot damn, thats a helluva impact. took it like a champ
Jesus Christ…people get hit by cars and end up looking like human pâté, then some guy gets hit by a fucking airplane and ends up with slight cuts and bruising. I’m guessing that if someone got hit by a rocket ship, they’d be ready to go out and party that night.
This had all the ear marks of a real gore fest. Only it fell short leaving this guy intact instead of in two piece’s on the runway.
whoa! what’s this guy’s skull made of?
Titanium and poop!
I don’t understand how he took the impact of a plane wing to the head and survived. I also don’t understand how he was willing to stand so close to where it would pass.
Oh shit! Haha how on earth did he survive that?
I think it’s precisely because he was hit in the head. He was caugh by surprise so his neck muscles were relaxed and offered no resistence to the head being immediately tilted to the side in the impact, that itself absorved a great deal of the impact force.
I keep rewinding it and the more I watch it the more I’m convinced that pilot turns violent and mows him down deliberately.
His face inside the cockpit, I imagine, is one of bloodlust and fury. “Kill Wyatt!” and smash.
“lucky”
Dang! Guess it wasn’t his time to go! He’s a lucky SOB!
Who the fuck gets hit with an airplane
Now that’s funny, the thud when his head gets whacked, classic!
Ha, ha, ha, that’s the funniest shit I’ve seen here. Beautiful, oh and the sound.
Say, what’s the deal with the Best Gore banner? I went through every page on this site and didn’t anything about that woman being cooked.
That’s not real.
Bird strikes are a common occurance in the airline industry…human skulls not so much.
sorry Broke wrong kind of bird for you
That’s only because stupid people haven’t learn how to fly yet!
It was noted that the news reporter had said earlier he had a craving for wings.
It would be more fun if you didn’t know the back story. Then it would like sweeping down, throwing flour on a target and hitting the guy on the back of the head was all part of the display routine. I’d definately go to see that.
@wicked mama, they had to cancel that part of the show…apparently the reporter had a change of heart after his first performance.
The muppet in the plane should have got him drunk and made him sign a cast iron contract. That was so funny I have to keep watching it over and over. Would have been improved if there was a whole bunch of them standing in a line though.
What a fucking CHAMP. The fuck was he doing standing there anyhow. the vibe of this video is really cool
Go eat some beef, Englishman.
We Englishmen do not eat beef, we eat horse.
lol!
We’ve seen these pics before but as far as getting hit by a low passing aircraft goes, this dude really shows you how its done.
http://www.bestgore.com/beheading/extreme-workplace-head-impalement/
I remember that one, Its a good job he was wearing his safety hat properly otherwise it might have turned into an health and safety nightmare.
@doc, as far as head injuries go…that guy set the bar pretty high.
Best headcrush ever
Yeah fellas, that dude carries some sort of bragging rights.
One tough mother fucker. Bet the next day he had a headache from hell.
He must have a hard head…its truly remarkable the things us hard heads can endure.
Wait a minute, I heard a “Beeep Beeep !” As the plane flew by. Haha friggn roadrunner!
That’s funny…I thought I heard Tattoo from Fantasy Island shouting out ” zee plane zee plane “!
To draw flours in the air is a dangerous job.
Thanks for all the background information Mark.
Wyatt’s next story? The new train station finally completed.
Live, from the middle of the track!
Love how he was more concerned with being late on his next story! Workaholic?