ultralight aircraft crash

St. Louis County Minnesota sent this bulletin at 09/01/2019 10:46 AM CDT

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St. Louis County Sheriff's Office News Release

Incident Date: 9/01/2019

Incident Time:8:43 AM

Incident location:Townline Road & Aurora Road in Colvin Township (south of Aurora)

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Name: Robert Kangas

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Age: 62

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Address: Colvin Township, MN

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Incident Summary: On 9/01/2019 at around 8:45 AM, the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, Hoyt Lakes Ambulance, Colvin Fire and First Responders and the St. Louis County Rescue Squad responded to a report of a plane crash in the 5000 block of Townline Road in Colvin Township. Robert Kangas had taken off in a single seat ultralight aircraft from his property and within about a minute had crashed it into the swampy ditch of Townline Road just west of his property, traveling a couple hundred yards. Robert was uninjured in the crash. Operator inexperience is believed to be a factor in the crash. The incident remains under investigation by the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office at this time.

ICR# 19143026

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Authority: Sergeant Toma (218)348-9703

Date: 9/01/19 Time: 10:40 AM

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