STILLWATER, Minn. -- Washington County authorities have released the name of the pilot injured when his plane crashed at Lake Elmo Airport, near the Minnesota-Wisconsin border.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports Monday that 55-year-old David Ray Graf of Oakdale was the pilot of the single-engine plane. Authorities say the plane lost power during takeoff Saturday morning and made a crash landing in a grassy area near the runway.
Graf was the only person on board. He suffered minor injuries and was treated at Lakeview Hospital in Stillwater and released.
The plane was a homemade aircraft. The Federal Aviation Administration was investigating.
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