1 Dead, 1 Critically Injured in Minnesota Plane Crash

Buffalo, MN (MinnesotaNow) - The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating a deadly plane crash at an airport west of the Twin Cities.

Deadly Plane Crash at Buffalo Municipal Airport

The Buffalo Police Department has issued a statement concerning the fatal aviation incident, which was reported shortly after 4 p.m. Sunday at the Buffalo Municipal Airport. The crash site is in Wright County, approximately 10 miles south of Monticello and 30 miles northwest of Minneapolis.

Two Men Were Aboard the Aircraft

The news release says there were two adult men in the aircraft that crashed. One was pronounced dead at the scene, and the other was transported to a hospital in critical condition.

The names of the deceased individual and the injured crash victim have not been released.

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FAA and NTSB Investigating

A statement issued by the FAA indicates the lane crashed shortly after taking off from the airport in Buffalo.

The Largest Minnesota Wildfires In Modern History

While Minnesota has experienced even larger, more devastating fires like the 350,00-acre Hinckley Fire in 1884 of the 250,000-acre Cloquet-Moose Lake Fire in 1918, fires have thankfully been relatively smaller in more modern times.

Even though these more modern fires have been smaller, largely due to better firefighting capabilities, many have still been devastating and destructive. Here's a look at Minnesota's largest wildfires since 2007 based on information from the Minnesota Incident Command System.

Gallery Credit: Nick Cooper

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