Plane Crashes in Lafayette County
A Homer, Louisiana man died in a plane crash Lafayette County. The plane crash happened around 5 pm on Sunday, April 30th.
According to the report, the small plane took off from a private landing strip about 5 miles southeast of Lewisville before it crashed in a wooded area. The Arkansas State Police identified the victim as Christopher Bailey of Homer.
According to the owner of the private runway, Jerry Estes, Bailey left the runway and went up about 300 feet. Bailey then made a turn to the south, followed by a turn to the east before going down.
Estes said three planes were taking off from his runway Sunday afternoon. Bailey was the last of the three pilots to take off. Bailey was also the only person on board the plane.
The Federal Aviation Administration will investigate the incident.
