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Crop Duster Crashes near Laurel, Pilot Not Injured

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A crop dusting plane crashed in a corn field in Laurel, Delaware.

The double-wing spray plane touched down along Johnson Road mid-morning on Saturday.

The pilot, 39 year old Justin Hoffman, had been spraying water melon fields.

The Salisbury Daily Times reports that after spraying a crop his engine lost power forcing him to make a landing in a nearby corn field.

Hoffman was not injured in the crash.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.