Pilot Life Flighted After Plane Crash Near Pierce-Neligh Road

A pilot was life flighted following a plane crash near the Pierce-Neligh Road on Tuesday. 

According to the Pierce Sheriff's Department, at approximately 1:50 PM, Pierce Fire & Rescue, Pierce County Sheriff’s Office, and Nebraska State Patrol were dispatched to a location 7 miles west and 1½ miles north of Pierce to a crop duster crash. 

The pilot was transported by Life Net to Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, IA.  Pierce County Sheriff’s Office and Nebraska State Patrol remained on scene until the FAA arrived to investigate the accident.