MANKATO, Minn. — Investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration are expected in Mankato Wednesday to try to determine why a small plane crashed, injuring the pilot.
Mankato Public Safety officials say the pilot, a 78-year-old man, was the only one on board when the 1997 Vans 6A crashed during a landing attempt around 7:48 p.m. Tuesday. The pilot's injuries are said to be non-life threatening.
Numerous first responders descended on scene when the crash first occurred, but cleared the area after approximately an hour.
“We were able to get those staff out here very quickly and put our emergency action plan into place. We were able to contact the FAA and NTSB and other folks that we need to to get engaged into this investigation and get everything wrapped up in a little over an hour,” said Jeff Johnson, Mankato's director of public works.
While the Mankato airport was closed, planes landed at surrounding airports including New Ulm and Waseca.
KARE 11 will update this article as more updates are made available.
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