1 dead, 1 injured in small plane crash near South Dakota capital

One person died and a second person was injured after a small airplane crashed near the Missouri River northwest of Pierre, South Dakota.

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The crash happened Monday afternoon. The Hughes County Sheriff's Office said the single-engine plane was found at 4:35 p.m. about a half-mile from a highway. The passenger was pronounced dead at a hospital and the pilot was hospitalized in stable condition.

A small aircraft crashed outside Pierre, South Dakota, on Monday, leaving one person dead and a second injured.

Authorities said both people were visiting the Pierre area and were not from South Dakota. Their names have not yet been released.

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Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board will try to determine the cause of the crash.

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