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Pilot Escapes Serious Injury from Plane Crash
Saturday, July 2, 2016

On July 2nd at 10:44 LFD and SCEMS were alerted for an Aircraft Emergency on East Trap Pond Road in the area of Johnson Road. The crew from A-81 responded as did Fire Chief Mike Lowe. Medic 102 was first on scene and discovered a crop dusting plane that had flipped on it's top on the edge of a field behind St. John's AME Church, in the area of Ross Point. Initial reports were that the scene was only accessible by 4 wheel drive. Command, therefore, requested Gumboro Vol. Fire Co., be alerted for four wheel drive vehicles including 79-00, their 6X6. Units arriving met the pilot on scene and he executed a patient refusal of services. The plane although on it's top had no product on board and no hazardous leaks were found. Eng. 81-2 arrived on scene as well as crews from Gumboro. Chief 79-15 Bant was assigned as Operations Officer. Contact was made with FAA as well as Delaware State Police. Units cleared the scene at 11:20.