Pilot from Texas walks away from fiery crop-duster crash.

in northern Grand Forks County on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 12, is the ninth crop-dusting fatality in the United States this year. The single-engine Thrush S2R-T660 crashed after striking a power line ...

A pilot has died and more than 100 customers are without electricity after a plane crashed into electrical wires and burst into flames Tuesday. According to the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office, the ...

A crop-dusting helicopter crashed in a sugarcane field in the Laurel Valley area east of Thibodaux on Wednesday morning, killing the pilot. The crash occurred around 6:30 a.m. in Lafourche Parish when ...

LAFAYETTE, Ind. ― Robert Ray Cottingham took off in his crop duster from an Attica airport about 5:40 p.m. July 22. He had about 50 minutes left to live, according to a preliminary report from the ...

Modern ag pilots are crucial for agriculture, employing highly specialized skills and advanced technology (GPS, software, turbine aircraft like the Air Tractor) for precise, efficient, and safe aerial ...

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Crop dusting planes are a key tool for keeping banana plantations free from pests, but the practice causes significant environmental and climate damage. A small but growing number of plantations are ...

Rotor Technologies is working through regulatory approval of a remotely piloted helicopter based on Robinson Helicopter’s R44, with hopes of tapping into the aerial crop-dusting market. Unmanned ...