Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Pilot killed after an Ait Tractor plane registered to Reynolds Flying Service out of McCrory, AR clipped a telephone pole in Arkansas









Arkansas man, 35, dies in crop duster crash 


Posted: August 18, 2015

 Woodruff County, AR


A 35-year-old man is dead following a crop duster crash Tuesday.

Woodruff County Sheriff Phil Reynolds says Chad Powell, of Wynne, was spraying beans in a crop duster plane, when the plane clipped a telephone pole. The plane traveled two miles before crashing. Sheriff Reynolds reports Powell was killed on impact.

The crash site was near County Road 744 in the community of Wiville. The plane was registered to Reynolds Flying Service out of McCrory.



Unfortunately the highest risk faced by these air tractor pilots are the low-lying objects such as utility poles, electric wires, trees and so on.  RIP.

Date:18-AUG-2015
Time:
Type:Air Tractor
Owner/operator:
Registration:
C/n / msn:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Airplane damage: Unknown
Location:North of Wiville, AR -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The aircraft clipped a power pole and impacted terrain during an aerial application flight north of Wiville, Arkansas. The airplane sustained unreported damage and the sole pilot onboard received fatal injuries.
Sources
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=178796
http://www.katv.com/story/29827334/arkansas-man-35-dies-in-crop-duster-crash