MANDAN, N.D. (AP) - The fatal crash at the Mandan airport last weekend involved a home-built aircraft that was destroyed, according to federal aviation officials.
Authorities still have not identified the pilot who was killed in Saturday’s crash. He was the only one on board.
Mandan Deputy Police Chief Lori Flaten tells the Bismarck Tribune identification will be made when an autopsy is complete. Officials said the plane crashed and burned after takeoff at Mandan Municipal Airport about 1:45 p.m.
The single-engine, two-seat airplane made for aerobatics was built from a kit, according to Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Tony Molinaro .
The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation into the crash.
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