Update: Two Aboard Small Plane That Crashed at Buffalo Airport

(Buffalo, MN) – Authorities are now saying one person died and another was seriously injured after a small plane crashed while taking off from Buffalo Municipal Airport Sunday afternoon.

The FAA says the replica Piper PA-18 crashed around 4:20 p.m. with two people aboard.

The pilot was killed and the passenger suffered serious injuries.

The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation into what caused the crash.

Reports are surfacing the engine may have failed.