Tulsan Injured In Louisiana Plane Crash - KTUL.com - Tulsa, Oklahoma - News, Weather & Sports

Tulsan Injured In Louisiana Plane Crash

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A Tulsa man was treated for injuries suffered after his single-engine plane crashed in southern Louisiana.

The crash happened Saturday at about 11 a.m. The pilot, identified as 52-year-old Arnold Reed Johnstone of Tulsa, was taking off from St. Landry Parish Airport when the plane apparently lost power.

Johnstone, a retired commercial pilot, was taken to Opelousas General Health System and treated for mild to moderate injuries before being released later in the day.

Johnstone was the only one aboard the aircraft.

FAA investigators are now trying to determine what caused the plane to crash.

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