FEBRUARY 16, 2015
PARKERS PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA
The National Transportation Safety Board has determined the
probable cause of a fatal plane crash near Parkers Prairie.
In February 2013, 41-year-old Adam Menze of Ottertail was on
his way back from Illinois when his plane crashed in a rural driveway. Menze
died in the crash.
According to the report, the crash was likely caused by the
pilot not transferring fuel from the auxiliary to the main tanks in a timely
manner, starving the engine of fuel.
Menze was flying a small, single-engine propeller plane.
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PLANE CRASH KILLS 1
IN OTTER TAIL COUNTY
FEBRUARY 21, 2013
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA (WCCO)
Authorities say one person is dead after a plane crashed
Wednesday night near Parkers Prairie in Otter Tail County.
The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report
of a plane crash at about 6:29 p.m. on the 59000 block of County Highway 40. A
homeowner in the area called 911 saying he heard a loud noise associated with
the crash and then located a badly damaged aircraft on his property.
When authorities arrived, they found a small single-engine
propeller plane that had been badly damaged in the crash. Authorities said the
pilot, who was the only person in the plane when it crashed, suffered extensive
trauma and was pronounced dead at the scene. Parkers Prairie is located just
north of Alexandria.
The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal
Aviation Administration are investigating what led up to the crash. The Parkers
Prairie Police Department and Fire Department, Minnesota State Patrol and the
Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office assisted at the scene.
The name of the pilot has not yet been released.