Passenger numbers up at Decatur Airport

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND)- Decatur airport manager, Tim Wright confirms a crop dusting plane crashed at the Decatur airport Monday morning. 

According to Wright the plane took off from the airport a little after 7 a.m. when an issue with the airplane caused it crashed into a fence on the airport's property.

The pilot of the plane reported no injuries. 

The plane sustained damage and is currently located in a nearby field. 

Wright says repairs on the fence are already underway, and the Federal Aviation Administration has been notified. 

The FAA will be conducting the investigation. 

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