Jerry L. Smith

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    Arkansas: Cessna Crash


    What: Cessna 177RG registered to Jerry L. Smith of Willow Springs, Mo.
    Where: Rich Mountain in rural Polk County near Queen Wilhelmina State Park, western Arkansas
    When: 2 p.m.
    Who: Jerry L. Smith
    Why: The aircraft appeared to have clipped some trees before plummeting into the right-of-way off Arkansas 88. Someone driving by saw the wreckage around 2:15 p.m. and called it in. The pilot died in the crash