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1 Dead After Small Plane Crashes Into Leech Lake

The National Transportation Safety Board says the crash happened Tuesday evening.

By WCCO-TV

September 3, 2020

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A pilot was killed earlier this week when a small plane crashed in northern Minnesota.

The National Transportation Safety Board says the crash happened Tuesday evening. The Piper-PA28 aircraft had left Kirksville, Missouri, and was headed to Bemidji.

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The plane was diverted to St. Cloud, where it was grounded for about an hour. The plane left St. Cloud around 6:30 p.m. and never made to Bemidji.

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