Original: Death In 1969 , on the eve of his 46th birthday , Marciano was a passenger in a small private plane , a Cessna 172An Article On Marciano At Check Six headed to Des Moines , Iowa .
Simplified: Death In 1969 , on the eve of his 46th birthday , Marciano was a passenger in a small private plane , a Cessna 172 , headed to Des Moines , Iowa .