An airplane crash was reported around 9:35 a.m. Tuesday in rural Chippewa County, northwest of Clara City. The pilot, identified as Derek John DuHoux, was airlifted from the scene.
Crop duster pilot killed in crash in Georgia
April 13, 2021
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PINEVIEW, Ga. (AP) The pilot of a crop dusting plane was killed Tuesday in a crash in Georgia.
It happened about 9 a.m. about four miles outside of the town of Pineview, Wilcox County Emergency Management Agency Director Larry Brown said.
Brown said it appears the pilot hit a set of heavy duty power lines, causing the plane to go down, WMAZ-TV reported.
The pilot was the sole occupant. His name has not been released. No one else was injured.
The Federal Aviation Administration, in a statement, said the single-engine Cessna 188 was performing crop dusting operations when the crash occurred.