Eddy County NDHP – An Air Tractor Agriculture plane was spraying a sunflower field on the east side of The pilot, Lawrence Polries, was flying west after spraying a pass when he hit an electrical wire with his tail fin. Polries lost control and crashed in the corn field on the west side of 281 north of12th St SE. Polries died on scene.

The crash is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Earlier

CSi – The ND Highway Patrol said a 63yr old male from Jamestown, ND died in a plane crash Tuesday. Eddy County Sheriff’s Department had confirmed to CSiNewsNow.com that a crop-duster plane clipped a powerline and went down approximately 6 miles south of New Rockford. The identity of the pilot is not being released at this time.

Edispatches.com reported a plane crashed west of Hwy 281 at mile marker 122, in Eddy County, North Dakota at 12:33pm Tuesday September 19.

News Release ND Highway Patrol: 5:30pm September 19, 2023
Fatal Plane Crash
What: Fatal Plane Crash
Where: Corn field located west of Highway 281 & 12th St SE (Five miles south of New
Rockford)
When: September 19, 2023 at 12:32 P.M. Central Time
Road Conditions: NA
Weather Conditions: Partly Cloudy
Crash Involvement: Plane Crash
Agencies Involved: North Dakota Highway Patrol, Eddy County Sheriff’s Office, Foster County
Sheriff’s Office, New Rockford Ambulance, New Rockford Fire, Carrington Fire, the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA), and the National Safety Transportation Board (NTSB).
Vehicle No. 1: 2012 Air Tractor (AT502)
Driver No. 1: 63yr old male from Jamestown, ND
Restraints: Harness
Charges: None
NARRATIVE: An Air Tractor Agriculture plane was spraying a sunflower field on the east side of

  1. The 63yr old pilot, was flying west after spraying a pass when he hit an electrical wire with
    his tail fin. The pilot lost control and crashed in the corn field on the west side of 281 north of
    12th St SE. The 63yr old male died on scene.
    The crash is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Google Map image of the area at MM122.