Pilot dies in small aircraft crash

Sat, May 27, 2017 — A 43-year-old pilot is dead, following a small aircraft crash Friday night in Leflore County.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports the crash happened around 7:42 p.m., near Arkoma.

“A witness who observed the aircraft for approximately 20 to 25 minutes, advised the aircraft began flying in steep banked spiral, entered a fast downward spiral and collided with the ground, resulting in a small explosion,” OHP said.

Richard Biggerstaff was pronounced dead at the scene.  There were no passengers on the aircraft.

A cause for the crash is still under investigation.