Monday, July 10, 2017

Cropduster pilot Ronald J. Everidge, III of Pinehurst, Georgia killed after his Air Tractor AT-602 aircraft impacted farm field terrain during an aerial application flight in Craighead County near Cash, Arkansas







 Everidge Jr. (middle) and his two sons.  Everidge, III died at age 27.


Victim identified in crop duster crash 

Sunday, July 9th 2017, 12:18 pm EDT
Posted by Region 8 Newsdesk, Digital

According to Craighead County Sheriff Marty Boyd, a man from Georgia was killed Saturday in a crop duster crash in Craighead County.

The man was identified as Ronald J. Everidge, 27, of Pinehurst, Georgia.


The FAA shows two pilots under the name Everidge: Ron Everidge and Ron J. Everidge, III. So, the son must have died in the accident.

Here is his FAA info:


Personal Information

RONALD JOE EVERIDGE III


Medical Infomation:
Medical Class: Second  Medical Date: 3/2017
Certificates
COMMERCIAL PILOT

Certificates Description






Jonesboro dispatch said Saturday that the crash happened along Highway 226 in Cash. According to FAA spokesman Elizabeth Isham Cory, both the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash of the AT-602 aircraft.

The accident happened around 3 p.m. Saturday, Cory said, noting the investigation of a crop duster crash can take a year or more to complete.

Here is some info on the dead pilot's father from his facebook pages:
  • Owner-operator Daddy Rabbit Aviation at Rabbit Ridge Farms Inc.

  • Studied at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
    Past: Dooly County High School

  • Lives in Pinehurst, Georgia
    From Pinehurst, Georgia

  • Married to Jeanna Dunmon Everidge
    Married since April 16, 1988
There is a lawsuit between Ronald J. Everidge, III and the Cooperative Finance Association, Inc. for breach of contract.  We would not be surprised if Everidge committed suicide by crashing his plane. 

COOPERATIVE FINANCE ASSOCIATION INC v. EVERIDGE, case #5:16-cv-0022, Georgia Middle District Court


Several people contacted us and told us that Ronald J. Everidge, IIIcould not have committed suicide because he was a loving father and son.
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CRAIGHEAD CO., AR -

The Craighead County Sheriff’s Office in Arkansas confirmed Sunday evening that the man who died in a crop duster crash Saturday was from Dooly County, GA.

The Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as Ronald J. Everidge, 27, from Pinehurst, GA. 

According to FAA spokesman Elizabeth Isham Cory, both the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash of the AT-602 aircraft.

The accident happened around 3 p.m. Saturday, Cory said, noting the investigation of a crop duster crash can take a year or more to complete.


Here is the FAA info on the father:


Personal Information

RONALD JOE EVERIDGE


Medical Infomation:
Medical Class: Second  Medical Date: 3/2017
HOLDER SHALL POSSESS GLASSES FOR NEAR & INTERMEDIATE VISION.
Certificates
COMMERCIAL PILOT

Certificates Description






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Date: 08-JUL-2017
Time: 15:00
Type:
Air Tractor AT-602
Owner/operator: Quad Rabbit Inc
Registration: N4257R
C/n / msn: 602-1146
Fatalities: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Substantial
Location: Craighead County, Cash, AR - United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature: Agricultural
Departure airport:

Destination airport:

Narrative:
The aircraft impacted farm field terrain during an aerial application flight in Craighead County near Cash, Arkansas. The agplane sustained substantial damage and the sole pilot onboard received fatal injuries.

Sources:
http://www.kait8.com/story/35839840/victim-identified-in-crop-duster-crash
https://www.google.com/maps/place/AR-226,+Jonesboro,+AR/@35.7914684,-90.9345084,16z/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x87d41a51fc080cf9:0x90f38f5b38a4d46e?hl=en-us
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=4257R
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