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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 and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs 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.
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