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Monday, October 8, 2007

Pilot dies in crop-dusting accident (Updated)

Search teams found the remains of a crashed crop dusting plane, and the body of the pilot, near Hwy 91 in Mitchell County, on Monday.

A Georgia Civil Air Patrol official told GPB News that the plane, piloted by 22-year-old Michigan resident Kyle Boss was found at about 9:30 am.

The single-engined Bellanca was en route from Bainbridge to Eufaula, Alabama when it went down, sometime Friday afternoon.

CAP air and ground teams from Georgia and Alabama teamed with searchers from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Georgia State Patrol, and local county Emergency Services workers to locate the missing aircraft, according to CAP Maj. Michael Howington.

Boss was training for his pilot's license in crop dusting from a nearby agricultural school at the time of the crash, according to the officer.

Boss's family were notified Monday afternoon. No other details of the circumstances of the accident were available as of press time.

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(With The Associated Press)

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