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Pilot Survives St. Landry Parish Plane Crash
An Oklahoma man is recovering after being injured Saturday when his four-seater Mooney plane crashed shortly after takeoff from St. Landry Parish Airport in Opelousas. The pilot Arnold Johnstone was attempting to take off on a flight to Wisconsin when the plane suddenly lost power. The FAA is investigating.
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