NewsAugust 16, 1995
BLYTHEVILLE, ARK., MAN, 27, KILLED IN CRASH OF CROP-DUSTER
HAYTI -- A Blytheville, Ark., man was killed in the crash of his crop-duster plane in Pemiscot County Tuesday morning. The Air Tractor 402 crop-duster was piloted by Louis L. Lester, 27, who was killed, the Missouri Highway Patrol said. Lester had been dusting fields about one-eighth of a mile from Cooter. It is unclear what caused the crash...
HAYTI -- A Blytheville, Ark., man was killed in the crash of his crop-duster plane in Pemiscot County Tuesday morning.
The Air Tractor 402 crop-duster was piloted by Louis L. Lester, 27, who was killed, the Missouri Highway Patrol said.
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Lester had been dusting fields about one-eighth of a mile from Cooter. It is unclear what caused the crash.
The patrol was notified of the crash at 1:37 p.m.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the crash, which occurred at Black Island about 10 miles northeast of Hayti.
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