AMERICANALMANAC (Jack Newsome) - Crop-duster pilot survives nose-first crash into Argentine farmland
A single-engine crop-spraying plane slammed nose-first into a field in rural Argentina shortly after takeoff, yet the pilot walked away alive, a outcome now under investigation for possible mechanical failure. The crash happened around 1:30 p.m. local time in the farming community of Perdices, in Argentina's Entre Ríos Province. The small aircraft had just lifted […] The post Crop-duster pilot survives nose-first crash into Argentine farmland appeared first on American Almanac .
A single-engine crop-spraying plane slammed nose-first into a field in rural Argentina shortly after takeoff, yet the pilot walked away alive, a outcome now under investigation for possible mechanical failure. The crash happened around 1:30 p.m. local time in the farming community of Perdices, in Argentina's Entre Ríos Province. The small aircraft had just lifted off to spray fertilizer over surrounding farmland when it plunged straight down into an open field, The Sun reported . A worker in a neighboring field captured the moment on video. A small fire broke out on impact. The aircraft was destroyed. But emergency crews who raced to the mangled wreckage found the pilot still alive inside. Firefighters from the town of Ceibas, roughly…Open