One killed in Cimarron County plane crash

BOISE CITY, Okla. (AP) _ The pilot of small aircraft was killed Friday when his plane crash-landed in a field in the Oklahoma Panhandle, Cimarron County authorities said. <br/><br/>Billy Joe Witten, 67,

Saturday, November 6th 2004, 5:18 pm

By: News On 6


BOISE CITY, Okla. (AP) _ The pilot of small aircraft was killed Friday when his plane crash-landed in a field in the Oklahoma Panhandle, Cimarron County authorities said.

Billy Joe Witten, 67, of Boise City, was killed when his aircraft bellied into the field near U.S. 287 north of Boise City at 12:48 p.m., investigators said.

Witten's aircraft was attempting to land at the Boise City airport when it aborted the landing. The aircraft was last seen traveling northwest from the airport.

The aircraft was located shortly after 1 p.m. in the field, where it traveled 300 feet from the point of impact. Witten was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the cause of the crash.
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