FAA UPDATE: Pilot Dies Hitting Power Line In Grand Forks County, North Dakota

GRAND FORKS, ND (trfnews.i234.me) The pilot of a crop-spraying plane was killed Tuesday afternoon when he hit a power line. The name of the pilot has not been released yet.

– FAA confirms fatal plane crash of crop spraying plane
– Occurred 18 miles Northwest of Grand Forks, west of Oslo, Minnesota
– Pilot was killed, name not released
– Single engine thrush s2rt660 hit a power line and crashed around 1:45 PM local time on Tuesday, September 12th
– Only the pilot was on board
– FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate
– NTSB will be in charge of the investigation and provide updates
– Plane had taken off from Oslo

A crop-spraying plane crashed some 18 miles Northwest of Grand Forks, killing the pilot, according to the FAA. The incident occurred when a single-engine thrush s2rt660 hit a power line and crashed around 1:45 PM local time. The NTSB will be in charge of the investigation and will provide further updates. The plane had taken off from Oslo, Minnesota, and the pilot’s name has not been released yet.

 

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