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Rural Yankton County plane crash leaves one dead

Debris from a small plane in a bean field near the intersection of 449th Ave and 298th St.
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Debris from a small plane in a bean field near the intersection of 449th Ave and 298th St.

One person is dead after a plane crash in rural Yankton County.

According to the Yankton County Sheriff’s Office, a small plane crashed in a bean field Wednesday morning.

One victim died at the scene. No name is being released until family has been notified.

The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.

Ryan is the local host of "Morning Edition". Originally from Iowa, he first came to the Black Hills to study at SD Mines. After graduating in 2019, he was an educator in Arizona and North Dakota before returning to the Black Hills.