LAPLACE, La. — The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office reports that a crop duster plane crashed in LaPlace field. The sheriff’s office says it received a call at approximately 9:12 a.m. on ...

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 ...

A crop duster crashed in LaPlace Saturday morning, according to the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office. The plane crashed at 9:12 a.m. in a field at East Airline Highway and Oswald Avenue, ...

Aerial application of pesticides, or crop dusting, is a crucial part of modern agriculture, increasing crop yields and reducing losses by billions of dollars annually. The job of an ag pilot is ...

CLARA CITY, Minn. — Just a couple of weeks before a memorial ride will take place for Derek “Hooty” DuHoux, the National Transportation Safety Board released its final report on the July 25, 2023, ...

An Air National Guard base in Oklahoma will host the first formal training unit for the service's armed recon crop duster plane used for special operations, an announcement that comes as watchdogs ...

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is overseeing cleanup of fuel and fertilizer after a crop duster airplane crashed upon takeoff in Southeast Missouri. The pilot was not ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A new project in Waco is finally ready that will turn crop duster airplanes into advanced military aircrafts. Defense Contracting Company L3 Harris Technologies has opened their ...

SAUK CITY — The only part of Jim Kazmierczak’s crop- dusting business that fits one of the many stereotypes linked to his misunderstood profession is the cramped, one-seater Piper airplane with its ...

HIGGINSON — Authorities say a pilot wasn’t hurt in a crop-dusting plane accident in central Arkansas. The White County sheriff’s office said it received a call about 1:45 p.m. Thursday that an ...

A Louisiana church enlisted the aircraft to help spread the holy water. Holiday blessings were spread throughout one Louisiana town thanks to some unlikely help. The Diocese of Lafayette enlisted a ...