Small Airplane Crashes Near DeQueen

A small airplane crashed Sunday afternoon in a pasture in the Chapel Hill community just west of De Queen.

The crash was reported to authorities at 4:45 Sunday afternoon. According to witnesses at the scene, the plane apparently caught fire. The crash site was less than a mile from the Sevier County Airport near Highway 70 West.

The extent of the injuries of the occupants are unknown at this time, but at least one unidentified 79 year old man suffered injuries according to witnesses at the scene.

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