Pilot injured after Minnesota plane crash Saturday

LAKE ELMO, Minn. (AP) — A pilot is injured after a small plane crash at Lake Elmo airport near the Minnesota-Wisconsin border.

According to a Washington County sheriff's department news release, the single-engine plane lost power during take off and crashed on some grass near the runway at about 11:45 a.m. Saturday.

The department says the aircraft had moderate damage but remained upright.

The pilot was the only one aboard and that person was taken to a local hospital for what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries.

Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Tony Molinaro said the FAA was investigating. He said the plane was home built in 2006 and it appears there was a possible gear collapse.

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