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Show Bulletin Donald Ford, about 32, of Cedar City, Utah, was killed instantly when the light airplane air-plane he was flying, crashed near th Howard Roberts farm in Pleasant Valley, south of Myton, at approximately approxi-mately 6 a.m. this morning, June 24. According to unconfirmed reports from the scene of the accident, Mr. Ford was flying fly-ing a "Piper Cub" and was spraying alfalfa on the Roberts Rob-erts farm. He was making a turn near the foothills in pre-, pre-, paraiion for a return over the farm when the motor stalled and crashed. He apparently ap-parently was killed instantly. Sheriff Arzy Mitchell, of Duchesne County, investigated the accident, and reported Mr. Ford was flying a plane for the Royce K. Knight Flying Service of Cedar City. Mr. Knight was in Pleasant Valley Val-ley with another plane when the accident occured, Mr. Roberts and a hired man were acting as flagmen for lhe flyer and witnessed the accident. acci-dent. , According to Mr. Mitchell the state aeronautics director arrived in Roosevelt about 11 a.m. today and left immediately immed-iately to make a thorough investigation. in-vestigation. The body was taken to the Olpin Mortuary in Roosevelt, pending more detailed funeral arrangements. |