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Crop duster crashes in Carroll County Tue. evening

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July 14th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Update 9:50-a.m.) – Apparent engine failure is reportedly to blame for the emergency landing of a crop duster Tuesday evening, in Carroll County. According to reports, the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in near a field off Mahogany Avenue near Swan Lake south of Carroll, at around 5 p.m. Tuesday. The aircraft ended up on a terrace, near a corn field.

Authorities say the pilot suffered no serious injuries, but he crop duster, an Air Tractor AT-401 registered to Central Ag, LLC of Corisca, S.D., was an apparent total loss.

The Federal Aviation Administration, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) were notified and will be conducting a joint investigation into the incident.