The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday released a preliminary report about the plane crash in Lamb County that critically injured pilot Joshua Kyle Hollis, 23. As of Thursday, Hollis was still in critical condition at University Medical Center.
The report said the crash was Tuesday at 8:20 a.m. 5 miles north of Olton. Hollis was flying a crop duster for King Ag Aviation of Sudan.
“Local law enforcement stated that multiple witnesses observed the accident sequence,” the NTSB report said.
The report also said, “The witnesses reported that the airplane was flying north over highway 70 and made a left turn towards west. During the left turn the airplane descended, impacted a field and burst into flames.”
The report did not say what caused the crash which is not unusual for a preliminary report. At some point the NTSB will release a subsequent report with more information on the cause or most-likely cause of the crash.
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