Sheriff and firefighters respond after local pilot uses skill to perform emergency crash landing

Sheriff and firefighters respond after local pilot uses skill to perform emergency crash landing

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On Sunday, September 7th, the Chapman and St. Libory volunteer fire departments, along with the Merrick County Sheriff’s Office, were called to respond to a downed plane in a field near 3rd Road, north of Chapman. Fearing the worst, first responders arrived to a surprising and much-relieved scene: the plane was resting in a bean field, and pilot Chris Brown, along with his passengers, were calmly …