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Man Injured in Plane Crash Near Pelican Rapids

By Derek Sidian Sep 28, 2026 | 12:13 PM

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Pelican Rapids, MN – The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office and the FAA are investigating a plane crash near Pelican Rapids.

The Sheriff’s Office received a call of a possible plane crash in a farm field about 3 miles north of Pelican Rapids at around 8:15 a.m. Monday. Officers responded and located an unoccupied small personal plane in a field.

Deputies say the investigation revealed that the crash occurred at around 5:20 p.m. Sunday and that the pilot, a 73-year-old man from Minneapolis, was the only occupant of the plane and was taken to Lake Region Hospital by a private vehicle for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

The Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Pelican Rapids Police Department, Pelican Rapids Fire Department, and Pelican Rapids Ambulance.

The incident remains under investigation.

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