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NTSB: No Mechanical Failure in Fatal Minn. 2023 Crop Duster Crash
The crash was attributed to a transmission line collision during a cleanup pass with no mechanical failure found, according to the National Transportation Safety Board report.
- On July 25, 2023, Derek "Hooty" DuHoux crashed his Air Tractor AT-402B crop duster near Clara City while flying a cleanup pass at 7:11 a.m.
- The crash occurred because the plane's tail assembly struck a transmission line, which the NTSB determined was caused by failure to maintain clearance from the line.
- Investigators found no mechanical failure, confirmed the engine was running at impact, and noted that DuHoux had no alcohol or drugs in his system at the time.
- DeHoux, a highly trained pilot and military serviceman who completed tours in Afghanistan and Africa, came back to Clara City where he worked as a first responder and flew crop dusting aircraft before succumbing to injuries from a crash.
- The Legion of St. Michael motorcycle club will hold a Ride for a Hero on September 13 at Clara City's Off Center Tavern, starting registration at 9 a.m. and requiring a $25 participation fee.
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NTSB finds no mechanical failure in fatal 2023 crop duster crash near Clara City, Minnesota
CLARA CITY — Just a couple of weeks before a memorial ride will take place for Derek “Hooty” DuHoux, the National Transportation Safety Board released its final report on the July 25, 2023, airplane crash that took his life. DuHoux, 34, of Clara City, died Aug. 2, 2023, at CentraCare — St. Cloud Hospital of the injuries he suffered when the crop duster plane he was flying over a corn field crashed near Clara City. The NTSB determined that the pr…
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