Crop Duster Crashes Near Highmore

PIERRE, SD – Two crop-spraying planes have crashed recently in South Dakota. The pilot of one of them was killed.   The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are looking into a fatal crash near Highmore on Friday. The pilot has not been identified. The plane was registered to a Huron-based company.  Another crop duster crashed on Saturday near Faith. FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth Cory says there was minor damage to the plane and the pilot was not injured.

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