Northern Minnesota plane crash leaves pilot airlifted to hospital
A pilot was airlifted after crashing a single-engine airplane in northern Minnesota early Monday morning. (Courtesy of Clearwater County Sheriff's Office) (Supplied)
CLEARBROOK, Minn. (FOX 9) - A plane crash in northern Minnesota early Monday has sent its pilot to the hospital.
According to the Clearbrook-Gonvick Police Department, around 1:40 a.m., several departments responded to the crash site in the City of Clearbrook and found the pilot outside the single-engine plane.
The Clearwater County Sheriff's Office shared a picture of the airplane on the side of a road, having crashed into a wall. The pilot was airlifted to a Fargo hospital for medical attention in Fargo. His condition is not yet known.
A preliminary investigation indicates poor weather conditions at the time and the plane suffering a mechanical failure were the main factors of the crash.
The crash remains under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).