Published March 29, 2012, 11:21 AM
UPDATE: Pilot killed in Iowa crash was Sioux Falls doctor
LARCHWOOD, Iowa (AP) — A South Dakota pilot who died in the crash of a small plane in northwest Iowa has been identified as a Sioux Falls doctor.
LARCHWOOD, Iowa (AP) — A South Dakota pilot who died in the crash of a small plane in northwest Iowa has been identified as a Sioux Falls doctor.
Lyon County authorities say 57-year-old Robert Akins died Wednesday afternoon when his single-seat plane crashed and flipped while attempting to land on a grass airstrip at an airport near Larchwood. He was dead at the scene.
According to media reports, the aircraft is registered with the Federal Aviation Administration as a homemade experimental plane built in 1991.
The FAA was beginning an investigation on Thursday.
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