A report from the National Transportation Safety Board indicates pilot error was the likely reason for a July 22 plane crash ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HANNA, Ind. (WGN) — A video shows a crop ...

A southern NSW farming family has been awarded more than $673,000 in damages after a court found two crop-dusting companies ...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Residents can expect to once again see yellow planes swooping low over fields as another season of crop-dusting kicks off. "I realize the general public is afraid of us," said Dennis ...

BEAMAN, Iowa -- Crop dusters keep Iowa's farm fields and the economy healthy. The saying "pennies from heaven" certainly doesn't refer to aerial spraying. Ag aviation contributes $214 million to the ...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Stephen Austin's job has been up and down since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. On Monday it was down. He and other Bootheel crop-dusters, along with their counterparts nationwide, ...

HANNA, Ind. (WGN) — A video shows a crop dusting plane nearly hitting a semi-truck in Northwest Indiana on Tuesday. At around 4 p.m., Clifton Howard, 26, was driving on U.S. 30 when he noticed a crop ...