BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. — A small plane crash-landed into a car Tuesday morning on a busy Twin Cities highway, injuring the pilot and the driver.
Brooklyn Park police say it happened at about 10:32 a.m. in the southbound lanes of Highway 81 (Bottineau Boulevard) near West Broadway Avenue.
Police say the plane was approaching Crystal Airport and lost power mid-air. The pilot then made an emergency landing about 2.5 miles northwest of the airport.
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The plane clipped several power lines on its way down before colliding with a car. The driver and pilot suffered minor injuries.
“The fact that (the pilot) impacted one vehicle and was able to put the aircraft down … is probably a testament to his skills as a pilot,” said Brooklyn Park Fire Chief Shawn Conway.
WCCO confirmed the plane, a Piper Cherokee, is owned by Thunderbird Aviation.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating.
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