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Minnesota Native Among 7 Killed in Carge Plane Crash [VIDEO]

The Associated Press — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:46:39 +0000

The Minnesota stepfather of one of the seven Americans killed in a cargo plane crash in Afghanistan says his son knew the risks of his job and was happy to volunteer. Jeremy Lipka, formerly of Pine Island, was one of the two pilots and five other cargo plane workers killed Monday when their National Air Cargo plane crashed near an Air Force base in Afghanistan.

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Two Men Hurt in Plane Crash Near Little Falls

Jim Maurice — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:17:30 +0000

Two men suffered minor injuries in a plane crash in Little Falls last night.

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UPDATE: Pilot Identified in Deadly Otter Tail County Plane Crash

The Associated Press — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:15:44 +0000

The pilot of a small plane has died in a crash in western Minnesota. The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office says it got a call about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday that a plane had gone down north of Parkers Prairie.

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10th Anniversary of Wellstone Plane Crash Event Planned

The Associated Press — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 14:03:14 +0000

An event next week will commemorate the 10th anniversary of a plane crash that killed U.S. Sen. Paul Wellstone and seven others.

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Ultralight Crash Near Bemidji Leaves Pilot Dead

The Associated Press — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:10:23 +0000

Authorities are investigating the crash of an ulltralight plane near Bemidji that killed one man and left another hospitalized. The plane crashed around 7:15 p.m. Monday at a grass landing strip west of Bemidji.

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UPDATE: Authorities ID Pilot Killed in Crash Near Brainerd

The Associated Press — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 23:50:14 +0000

Authorities have identified the pilot who died in a plane crash near Brainerd. The Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office says 55-year-old Dan Steffen, of Crosslake, died at the scene Sunday morning on Upper Whitefish Lake.

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Pilot Dies When Small Plane Crashes Near Brainerd

The Associated Press — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 20:28:03 +0000

A small experimental aircraft has crashed in Upper Whitefish Lake near Brainerd. The Federal Aviation Administration confirms the crash killed the pilot and injured a passenger.

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Melrose Native Killed in California Plane Crash

Jim Maurice — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:51:03 +0000

A Melrose native has been killed in a plane crash in California. Twenty-four-year-old David Ostendorf died in the crash near the Monterey Airport on Sunday.

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UPDATE: 3 Adults Killed in Plane Crash at Glencoe

The Associated Press — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:51:58 +0000

A local sheriff says three adults have died in the crash of a small plane in central Minnesota's McLeod County. McLeod County Sheriff Scott Rehmann says the plane went down in a field about four miles north of Glencoe and broke apart.

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Princeton Man Walks Away from Plane Crash

Jim Maurice — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:51:02 +0000

A Princeton man walked away from a plane crash this (Tuesday) morning in Sherburne County. Sheriff Joel Brott says 33-year-old Barry Ramage took off from the Princeton airport in his Cessna 152 airplane just before 11:00 a.m.

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UPDATE: NTSB: Pilot Error In '08 Minnesota Crash That Killed 8

Jim Maurice — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:57:18 +0000

The National Transportation Safety Board says pilot error was largely to blame for a 2008 business jet crash in Minnesota that killed eight people. The Hawker Beechcraft jet crashed July 31, 2008, while attempting a go-around after touching down at the airport in Owatonna, in southern Minnesota.

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NTSB Looks At 2008 Minnesota Plane Crash That Killed 8

Jim Maurice — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:28:15 +0000

The National Transportation Safety Board meets in Washington on Tuesday to consider a final report on a 2008 plane crash in Owatonna, Minn., that killed eight people. The Hawker Beechcraft jet crashed July 31, 2008, while attempting a go-around after touching down at the Owatonna airport.

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FAA Investigates Plane Crash By Lake Elmo Airport

Jim Maurice — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:46:47 +0000

The Federal Aviation Administration will investigate a light plane crash near the Lake Elmo airport. Washington County authorities received a call around 5:15 p.m. Saturday from the Federal Aviation Administration of a plane that needed to make an emergency landing.

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