Pilot killed in crash of plane northwest of Grand Forks

GRAND FORKS COUNTY, N.D. (KFGO KNOX) – One person is dead after the crash of a crop spraying plane in Grand Forks County on Tuesday.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the plane went down in a farm field southeast of Ardoch near the Grand Forks-Walsh County line.  The Grand Forks Sheriff’s Department call log places the call for assistance shortly after 3 p.m.

The cause of the crash is under investigation by the FAA.  The name of the pilot has not been released.