Thursday, August 27, 2015

Pilot injured after crop-dusting plane crash in eastern Jefferson County, Arkansas

Credit: 
Jefferson County sheriff's office


Posted: Aug 26, 2015 6:24 PM EST Updated: Aug 26, 2015 6:24 PM EST

GRIDERFIELD, Ark. (AP) - 



A crop duster pilot suffered minor injuries in an eastern Jefferson County plane crash Wednesday, authorities said.

Deputies responded to the crash involving a single-engine crop duster flown by 44-year-old Robert Bobby Guthrie at 1:47 p.m. Wednesday along U.S. 65 South east of Grider Field Airport at 709 Hangar Row in Pine Bluff.

According to a statement, the pilot's injuries did not appear to be life-threatening. No passengers were on board the aircraft, authorities said. 


The Jefferson County sheriff's office said the Federal Aviation Administration has been notified of the crash

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Date: 26-AUG-2015
Time: 14:00
Type: Cropduster
Owner/operator:

Registration:

C/n / msn:

Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Unknown
Location: Jefferson County east of Griderfield, AR - United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature: Agricultural
Departure airport:

Destination airport:

Narrative:
The aircraft impacted terrain during an aerial application flight in Jefferson County east of Griderfield, Arkansas. The airplane sustained unreported damage and the sole pilot onboard received mi or injuries.
Sources: 

http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2015/aug/26/pilot-suffers-minor-injuries-jefferson-county-cras/?f=news-arkansas
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=179046
http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/story/29887639/pilot-injured-after-plane-crash-in-eastern-jefferson-county