LAFAYETTE, Ind. ― Robert Ray Cottingham took off in his crop duster from an Attica airport about 5:40 p.m. July 22. He had about 50 minutes left to live, according to a preliminary report from the ...

A crop duster landed upside down in a cane field south of Lockport. According to Lockport Volunteer Fire Department’s Fire Chief Armand Autin, a crop duster spraying insecticides on cane fields “soft ...

Aerial application of pesticides, or crop dusting, is a crucial part of modern agriculture, increasing crop yields and reducing losses by billions of dollars annually. The job of an ag pilot is ...

A crop-dusting helicopter crashed in a sugarcane field in the Laurel Valley area east of Thibodaux on Wednesday morning, killing the pilot. The crash occurred around 6:30 a.m. in Lafourche Parish when ...

OGLE COUNTY, Ill. — Officials have identified the pilot and sole occupant of a plane that crashed Tuesday morning in northern Illinois. The sheriff's office said 23-year-old Alexander Leamon of Lena ...

BERLIN, Md. (AP) — A man driving an all-terrain vehicle in Maryland suffered minor injuries after authorities say he was struck by a crop duster. Maryland state police say in a statement that on ...

Unmanned aircraft developer Rotor Technologies is working through regulatory approval of a remotely piloted helicopter based on Robinson Helicopter’s R44, with hopes of tapping into the aerial ...