MAY 5, 2015
Acadia Parish
Sheriff Wayne Melancon is identifying the pilot in Tuesday’s crash as 32 year
old Jed Lucas Toups of Heinen Road in Basile. According to Melancon the
investigation will be turned over to FAA later today.
Shortly after 12:30
pm on Tuesday, a call came into Acadian Ambulance of a crop duster that crashed
in Acadia Parish in the 300 block of Unatex Rd located behind Tanmoore
Construction.
The duster, an
Airtractor model plane, was fertilizing the field when it hit trees, caught
fire, and landed 400-500 feet away from the field. A coroner arrived to the
scene shortly before 3:00 pm and will release a name late in the evening. So
far, News 10 has confirmation that duster was being flown by a 32-year-old
male.
Emergency crews will
remain on scene throughout Tuesday night until the Federal Aviation
Administration arrives when they will take over the investigation.
May 5, 2015
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Date:
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05-MAY-2015
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Time:
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12:41 LT
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Type:
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Owner/operator:
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Lejeune Aerial
Applications LLC
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Registration:
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N4221G
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C/n / msn:
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502B-2668
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Fatalities:
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Fatalities: 1 /
Occupants: 1
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Other fatalities:
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0
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Airplane damage:
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Written off
(damaged beyond repair)
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Location:
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Arcadia Parish
east of Basile, LA -
United
States of America |
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Phase:
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Manoeuvring
(airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
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Nature:
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Agricultural
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Departure airport:
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Destination
airport:
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Narrative:
The aircraft impacted trees and terrain during a aerial application flight east of Basile, Louisiana. The airplane was destroyed and the sole pilot onboard received fatal injuries.
Sources:
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=175941
http://www.dailyworld.com/story/news/local/2015/05/05/crop-duster-pilot-dead-plane-crash/26938663/?from=global&sessionKey=&autologin=
http://klfy.com/2015/05/05/update-fatal-crop-duster-crash-in-acadia-parish/
http://www.asias.faa.gov/pls/apex/f?p=100:96:::::P96_ENTRY_DATE,P96_FATAL_FLG:06-MAY-15,YES
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=4221G
http://www.dailyworld.com/story/news/local/2015/05/05/crop-duster-pilot-dead-plane-crash/26938663/?from=global&sessionKey=&autologin=
http://klfy.com/2015/05/05/update-fatal-crop-duster-crash-in-acadia-parish/
http://www.asias.faa.gov/pls/apex/f?p=100:96:::::P96_ENTRY_DATE,P96_FATAL_FLG:06-MAY-15,YES
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=4221G