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Associated Press - July 1, 2009 9:54 PM ET
AINSWORTH, Iowa (AP) - Washington County authorities say a 39-year-old Mount Pleasant man was injured when the crop duster he was piloting crash-landed in a farm field north of Ainsworth.
The crash occurred shortly after noon Wednesday, and when emergency responders arrived, they discovered the pilot was out of the wreckage. The pilot, 39-year-old John Koehn Newton, was taken to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics by ambulance. A condition report wasn't available Wednesday evening.
The plane was loaded with nitrogen for crop dusting, and fuel was reportedly leaking from the plane. A Haz-Mat crew was called to the scene six miles north of Ainsworth for clean-up.
Information from: The Gazette, http://www.gazetteonline.com/
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