Crop-duster crashes plane just east of Aurora
Witnesses say they couldn’t believe the pilot was able to walk away from the wreckage after hitting power lines and crashing into a field near Aurora. Photo courtesy of Aurora Rural Fire Protection District.
Shana Harter
A crop duster walked away with his life after the plane he was flying crashed Thursday, May 12, near the intersection of Lawrence 1200 and Hwy 60 just east of the Aurora city limits.
Witnesses said the crop duster was spraying fields when he hit power lines and nose-dived into the ground at a high rate of speed.
When witnesses got to the aircraft, they said the pilot was covered in blood but spoke and managed to climb from the plane, walk a short distance from the wreckage and lie down until emergency crews arrived.
The plane, a Thrush Aircraft, fixed-wing, single-engine turboprop is owned by Kingley’s Brothers Plane Cents Aviation in Miller, which operates a crop-dusting business and crop-dusting aviation school.
Owners of the plane said the pilot, who was airlifted to a Springfield hospital, suffered a broken wrist, ribs, and nose in the crash but is expected to survive.
A crop duster walked away with his life after the plane he was flying crashed Thursday, May 12, near the intersection of Lawrence 1200 and Hwy 60 just east of the Aurora city limits.
Witnesses said the crop duster was spraying fields when he hit power lines and nose-dived into the ground at a high rate of speed.
When witnesses got to the aircraft, they said the pilot was covered in blood but spoke and managed to climb from the plane, walk a short distance from the wreckage and lie down until emergency crews arrived.
The plane, a Thrush Aircraft, fixed-wing, single-engine turboprop is owned by Kingley’s Brothers Plane Cents Aviation in Miller, which operates a crop-dusting business and crop-dusting aviation school.
Owners of the plane said the pilot, who was airlifted to a Springfield hospital, suffered a broken wrist, ribs, and nose in the crash but is expected to survive.