1 killed in the crash of a small plane in Forrest City

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FORREST CITY, Ark. (AP) — One person was killed when a small aircraft veered out of control and crashed while landing at an eastern Arkansas airport.

The single-engine Cessna 150 was landing at Forrest City Municipal Airport when the aircraft veered off the runway and crashed about 9:30 a.m. Sunday, according to a Federal Aviation Administration statement.

The pilot, Larry Cox, 71, of Forrest City, died in the crash, St. Francis County Coroner Miles Kimble said. A passenger escaped without injury.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.

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