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Young pilot killed in small plane crash in Louisiana
May 19, 2021
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SICILY ISLAND, La, (AP) A young pilot of a crop-dusting aircraft was killed when his plane crashed into a field in northeast Louisiana, authorities said Wednesday.
The single-engine Air Tractor 502 crashed Tuesday afternoon along Highway 425, about 5 miles (8 kilometers) south of Sicily Island, the Catahoula Parish Sheriff s Office said. Sicily Island is about 80 miles (128 kilometers) southeast of Monroe.
Sheriff Toney Edwards, in a news release, identified the pilot as Jakob T. Porter, 22, of Ferriday. Porter was pronounced dead at the scene, he said. There were no passengers.
In a preliminary accident report, the Federal Aviation Administration said the plane was maneuvering during an aerial application when it crashed under unknown circumstances.
Young pilot killed in small-plane crash in Catahoula Parish
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A crop-dusting aircraft crashed Tuesday into a field in northeast Louisiana, killing its pilot, authorities said.
The single-engine Air Tractor 502 crashed around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday along Louisiana 425, about five miles south of Sicily Island, according to a news release from the Northeast Louisiana Ambulance Service.
Catahoula Parish Sheriff Toney Edwards identified the pilot as Jakob T. Porter, 22, of Ferriday. Porter was pronounced dead at the scene, Edwards said. There were no passengers on board.
A preliminary accident notice by the Federal Aviation Administration said the plane was maneuvering during an aerial application when it crashed under unknown circumstances.
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Air Tractor, L3Harris reveal Sky Warden ISR and light strike aircraft
by Gareth Jennings
Air Tractor and L3Harris Technologies have revealed their latest intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and light strike platform, dubbed the AT-802U Sky Warden.
The AT-802U Sky Warden is the latest AT-802 crop duster-derived ISR and light attack aircraft that Air Tractor and L3Harris have developed for the market, following the earlier AT-802U and AT-802L Longsword. (L3Harris Technologies)
Announced on 6 May, the Sky Warden is based on the AT-802 crop duster airframe manufactured by Air Tractor, with mission systems supplied and integrated by L3Harris Technologies.