Small plane crashes in central Minn.

A small airplane has crashed in central Minnesota, injuring the pilot.

Todd County Sheriff Peter Mikkelson says the single-engine Luscombe crashed into a hayfield near Clarissa Monday morning.

Mikkelson says the pilot's injuries don't appear to be life-threatening. The St. Cloud Times says the pilot was taken to a Long Prairie hospital. His name was not immediately released.

The crash is under investigation.

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Information from: St. Cloud Times

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