The ag aviation industry is saddened by the loss
of a young man preparing to enter our fellowship of ag pilots. Cody Crow,
22, was fatally injured while helping load an
aircraft on Saturday, June 16, 2018 in Lawrence County,
Ark. Crow was reported to have climbed on top of a hopper-bottom truck loaded
with fertilizer that wouldn’t unload. The dry fertilizer caved in around him
and he suffocated. Crow had completed his ag pilot training at Flying
Tigers and had secured his first seat for the up-coming corn fungicide run.
We
extend our sincerest sympathy to his family including his fiancé,
Tabitha Nicole Hyten, and his baby daughter. Please remember them in this
time of sorrow.
If you
desire to send a memorial for the family, it can be sent to Tabitha
Nicole Hyten, 237 Main St., Lafe, AR 72436. A GoFundMe account
has also been set up to benefit the family. Donations can be
made by clicking here.
At
this time, funeral arrangements have yet to be scheduled at the Heath Funeral
Home in Paragould, Ark.
