West Fargo  (NDHP)  On August Tuesday 10, 2021 just before 4:00 p.m., a single engine aircraft struck the top of a tree row and crashed into an adjacent field. The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, the pilot was identified as Jeffery Kloster of Omaha, NE. suffered serious injuries and was transported to a local hospital. The single engine aircraft had just left the area of the West Fargo Airport. The location of the crash was approximately 1 mile west of West Fargo on 12th Avenue NW, or near 12th Avenue NW/26th Street NW, West Fargo. Weather conditions
were clear with a west wind of about 15 mph.

The incident remains under investigation by the FAA. Other assisting agencies include the Cass County Sheriff’s Office, West Fargo Police Department, West Fargo Rural Fire  Department, and FM Ambulance. The name of the pilot will be released following family notification.