NewsApril 9, 2006
Pilot dies in plane crash
BLACKBURN, Mo. -- A pilot checking natural gas pipelines in Saline County died when his single-engine plane crashed in a cornfield east of Blackburn, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. William Hewitt, 46, whose hometown was not immediately available, died in the crash Friday afternoon in Saline County...
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BLACKBURN, Mo. -- A pilot checking natural gas pipelines in Saline County died when his single-engine plane crashed in a cornfield east of Blackburn, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.
William Hewitt, 46, whose hometown was not immediately available, died in the crash Friday afternoon in Saline County.
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Initial reports suggested the plane clipped a power line while trying to land in a field, bouncing once before crashing. The closest airport is 15 miles away in Marshall.
The patrol and the Federal Aviation Administration were investigating the crash.
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