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BREAKING: Kansas Man Dies After Crop-Dusting Helicopter Crashes Near Nashua

Photo of Mark Pitz Mark Pitz Send an email July 30, 2024Last Updated: July 30, 2024

A Kansas man has died after his crop-dusting helicopter crashed in northeast Iowa.

Chickasaw County Sheriff Ryan Shawver says at about 1:30 pm Monday afternoon they received a 911 call of a recording that the owner of the iPhone has been involved in a crash and gave coordinates.  Deputies were dispatched and determined a crop-dusting helicopter had crashed northeast of Nashua. 

The pilot, Eleazar Villafranca Jr. of Manhattan, KS, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Chickasaw County Medical Examiner. A full autopsy has been ordered to be completed by the Iowa State Medical Examiners Office. 

The crash site remains under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol,  the FAA and the NTSB. 

Also assisting with the crash were the Nashua Fire Department, Chickasaw County Rescue Squad, Chickasaw EMS, Chickasaw EMA, New Hampton Police Department Corn Belt Power Cooperative and Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home.    

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Photo of Mark Pitz Mark Pitz Send an email July 30, 2024Last Updated: July 30, 2024
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