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Crop duster plane crashes in bean and wheat field in Montcalm County

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Posted at 2:06 PM, Jul 23, 2022
and last updated 2022-07-23 14:10:17-04

MONTCALM COUNTY, Mich. (WXYZ) — Saturday morning at approximately 10:20 a.m., Michigan State Police troopers were dispatched to a bean and wheat field in Montcalm County for reports of a small-crop duster plane crash.

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Police say an engine failure caused the incident.

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The pilot was able to do a hard landing in a bean and wheat field and was not injured.