FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A full-scale disaster drill was held at Hector International Airport this morning in Fargo. And despite the rain, first responders were able to get some much needed hands on experience. The incident revolved around a plane crash after it hit some birds causing major problems at Hector. Throughout the exercise, patients were treated for different injuries…
CLEARBROOK, Minn. (KFGO) — The pilot of a small plane was flown to a Fargo hospital after crashing early this morning in Clearbrook, northwest of Bemidji. Clearbrook-Gonvick Police Chief Ryan Solee says it happened at about 1:40 a.m. The pilot was outside the plane when first responders arrived. Solee says the initial investigation shows that the plane experienced mechanical failure….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The FAA is chipping in $10 million for the Hector International Airport terminal expansion project. It is just a fraction of the expected $80 million federal cost share for the project. The entire remodel and expansion is expected to cost $155 million. Work is set to begin in the spring to expand the current terminal to…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — A delegation of Fargo leaders heads to Washington, D.C. to advance the expansion project at Hector International Airport. The delegation included Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney, Airport Executive Director Shawn Dobberstein and FAA officials. The meeting was arranged and held by Sen. John Hoeven and included representatives from the offices of Sen. Kevin Cramer and Congressman Kelly…
UPDATE: The pilot is identified as Lawrence Polries, 63, of Jamestown, ND. NEW ROCKFORD, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – Federal investigators will look into the crash of a crop dusting airplane south of New Rockford in east-central North Dakota. The 63-year-old male pilot from Jamestown died on scene. Highway Patrol says he was flying west after spraying a pass when he…
STUTSMAN CO., N.D. (KVRR) – The pilot of a crop duster escapes injury after a failed takeoff west of Jamestown. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the 29-year-old pilot from Louisiana was taking off from a private airstrip west of Jamestown around 9 a.m. The pilot failed to gain enough speed to create enough lift to takeoff and ran into…
Courtesy KROXPOLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Polk County Sheriff identifies the pilot killed in a crop sprayer crash this week as 39-year-old Adam Parnow of Crookston. The sheriff’s office was notified of the crash around 8:30 Tuesday night a few miles south of Crookston. First responders found the plane in a field in Hammond Township and Parnow was found dead…
DULUTH, Minn. (KVRR/CNN/KFGO) — The pilot and passenger in a single-engine plane are dead after crashing shortly after taking off from Duluth International Airport. The crash occurred in a wooded area near an unincorporated township north of Duluth. The Air Force Rescue Coordinator Center in Florida initially detected a distress signal from the plane and contacted Minnesota officials. Dead are…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — More companies will now be able to test unmanned aerial system flights at the Northern Plains UAS Test Site in Grand Forks. Sen. John Hoeven says he secured waivers from the FAA to expand the testing of aircraft that do not have a public designation. Under current rules, a UAS must be designated as a…
FARGO (KFGO) – An investigation is underway after a pilot reported a small drone at Hector International Airport late Tuesday morning. “A pilot that was taxiing on our east parallel taxiway Bravo reported to air traffic that a white and black drone passed his aircraft at about 35-40 feet in the air paralleling the aircraft as he was taxiing on…
