NewsApril 19, 2011
Cropdusters clip wings while in air; one goes down near I-55
NEW MADRID, Mo. (AP) -- Federal investigators will be looking into an accident involving two crop-dusting planes in Southeast Missouri. New Madrid County Sheriff Terry Stevens says the planes clipped wings in the air before going down near Interstate 55 around 6:30 p.m. Monday...
The Associated Press
NEW MADRID, Mo. (AP) -- Federal investigators will be looking into an accident involving two crop-dusting planes in Southeast Missouri.
New Madrid County Sheriff Terry Stevens says the planes clipped wings in the air before going down near Interstate 55 around 6:30 p.m. Monday.
The sheriff told KFVS-TV one of the planes crashed. The other was able to land at a small, nearby airport. One pilot was flown to a hospital, but the other was not seriously hurt.
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The Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the Federal Aviation Administration will help investigate the incident.
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Information from: KFVS-TV, http://www.kfvs12.com
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