GREAT BEND, N.D. (KFGO) – A crop spraying pilot is okay after landing his plane on a highway a couple of miles east of Great Bend, southwest of Wahpeton.

Richland County Sheriff Gary Ruhl said the pilot reported that his engine failed Tues. morning. Ruhl said he managed to land the aircraft on County Road 16 and the engine restarted as he touched down. The plane then skidded into a muddy field. He said there appeared to be propeller and engine damage.

County Emergency Management Director Brett Lambrecht said the plane was expected to be towed to the airport in Wahpeton. The pilot works for Dakota Ag. Spray of Wahpeton.

The sheriff’s dept. and Great Bend Fire Dept. responded to the scene. The State Patrol was also notified.

On August 3rd Just outside of Jamestown another crop sprayer had an emergency landing on a hillside.

Aug 3: NDHP – A crop dusting plane was attempting to take off from a private airstrip west of Jamestown. The pilot, Michael Carrigee, failed to gain enough take off speed to create enough lift for a safe take off. The plane struck a barbwire fence and traveled down a ravine prior to coming to rest in a pasture field. Carrigee did not sustain any injuries. The crash is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Earlier….A plane went down Thursday morning, Aug 3, 2023, west of Jamestown, near the Jamestown Hwy 281/52 Bypass. The plane sits in a field at mm 916 . No injuries were reported. Two units of the North Dakota Highway Patrol were on scene. CSi Photos. Based on the plane number, it appears to have taken off from the Central Ag Spraying location, which is located south of where the plane came to rest on the hillside, just off the end of their airstrip.