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Associated Press - August 19, 2009 12:44 PM ET
AUDUBON, Iowa (AP) - A plane crash near the Audubon airport marked the fifth time a crop duster has gone down in Iowa this month.
Audubon County Sheriff Todd Johnson says the latest accident took place just after 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Johnson identified the pilot as 49-year old Tony Miles, of Jonesboro, Ark.
Miles, who walked away uninjured, was working for Bets Flying Service. A witness said the plane, a single passenger M-18A Dromader, had barely lifted off the airstrip end of the runway when it crashed into a cornfield.
Earlier Tuesday, a crop duster lost power and crashed south of Whittemore, in Kossuth County.
Last Saturday, a crop duster flying from Illinois to North Dakota crashed in Adams County, killing the pilot. The other crop dusters crashed Aug. 10 near the Harlan airport in Shelby County and Aug. 4 near Waterloo.
Information from: KJAN-AM, http://www.kjan.com
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