HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - The mother of a man hit and killed by a small plane as he jogged on a South Carolina beach says he was on a business trip and looking forward to heading home for his daughter's third birthday.
Authorities in Hilton Head say Robert Gary Jones of Georgia died instantly when the plane hit him as it made an emergency landing.
It had lost its propeller and the pilot's vision was blocked by oil on the windshield.
Jones apparently did not see or hear the plane. His mom, Pauline Jones of Florida, says he was excited to be going home Wednesday to see his wife and two children and celebrate his daughter's birthday.
He was a salesman for drug company GlaxoSmithKline and traveled often for business. His mother says he loved fishing, cooking and sports.
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