BRADY TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM/FM) — A Vicksburg aviator has been killed in an unusual plane accident.
Michael Westveer, who was considered to be a plane restoration expert, was reportedly killed earlier this week while working on his own private plane in the 6000 block of East W Avenue in Brady Township.
Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s deputies say he was trying to start the engine when he was struck by the propeller Monday evening.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.
Westveer was 51.
